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Regular drinker: had at least one drink a month in the previous 12 months.
Figure C. Regular drinkers, adults, 19+, by sex, KFL&A Table C. Regular drinkers, adults, 19+, by sex, KFL&A, % (95% Confidence Interval)
Interpretation for Figure CThere are no differences between male and female regular drinkers over time in KFL&A. There are also no trends by sex over time. |
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Regular drinker: had at least one drink a month in the previous 12 months.
Figure D. Regular drinkers, adults, 19+, by sex, Ontario
Interpretation for Figure DThere are more male regular drinkers than female regular drinkers. The percentage of male regular drinkers in 2013 & 2014 is lower than years 2003 through to 2009 & 2010 in Ontario. No trends are evident among female regular drinkers. |
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Regular drinker: had at least one drink a month in the previous 12 months.
Figure E. Regular drinkers, adults, 19+, by age group, in KFL&A and Ontario, 2013 & 2014
Interpretation for Figure EIn KFL&A in 2013 & 2014, the age group 19 to 29 has the highest percentage of regular drinkers, 72.8% (62.6, 81.1), although there are no statistical differences between age groups. |
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Regular drinker: had at least one drink a month in the previous 12 months.
Figure F. Regular drinkers, adults, 19+, by income group, in KFL&A and Ontario, 2013 & 2014
Interpretation for Figure FIn Ontario, the proportion of regular drinkers increases as income increases. The same trend exists for binge drinkers and heavy drinkers. The proportion of binge and heavy drinkers increases as income increases (data not shown). Notes on the income groupingsThe income variable was based on a derived income variable from the CCHS. This variable provided a distribution of respondents in deciles based on the adjusted ratio of their total household income to the low income cut-off corresponding to their household and community size. It provides, for each respondent, a relative measure of their household income to the household incomes of all other respondents. The income variables used in this report were determined as follows: the lowest 3 deciles of the derived variable from CCHS were categorized into 'Lower Income', the middle 4 deciles were categorized into 'Middle Income' and the highest 3 deciles were categorized into 'Higher Income'. |
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Regular drinker: had at least one drink a month in the previous 12 months. Everyday drinker: had at least one drink a day in the previous 12 months. Binge drinker: had 4+ (females) or 5+ (males) drinks on one occasion in the previous 12 months. Please note that in our analysis for all years prior to 2013 & 2014 (due to data limitations) both men and women who have 5 or more drinks on any one occasion are considered to have binge drank. Heavy drinker: had 4+ (females) or 5+ (males) drinks on one occasion at least once a month during the previous 12 months. Please note that in our analysis for all years prior to 2013 & 2014 (due to data limitations) both men and women who have 5 or more drinks on any one occasion at least once a month are considered to be heavy drinkers.
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