Prevalence and Correlates of Alcohol Use among a Sample of Nigerian Semirural Community Dwellers in Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of lifetime drinkers.

Variables		Lifetime use ()	%		Sig.
Age
<25	508	295	58.1	0.1	0.9
25–34	256	153	59.8
35–44	158	90	57.0
45–54	120	70	58.3
55–64	111	66	59.5
>64	50	28	56.0
Gender
Male	623	394	63.2	14.7	<0.001
Female	580	303	52.2
Marital status
Married	796	437	54.9	8.5	0.003
Not married	407	260	63.9
Setting
Local government A	487	255	52.3	0.5	0.5
Local government B	716	392	54.8
Education
0	119	100	84.0	29.0	<0.001
1–6	431	277	62.4
7–12	570	288	50.5
>12	83	32	38.6
Socioeconomic group
Low	513	320	62.4	15.7	<0.001
Low average	598	339	56.7
High average	63	28	44.4
High	29	10	34.5
Employment
In employment	803	447	55.7	4.8	0.03
Unemployed	400	250	62.5
Religion
Christianity	516	326	27.5	9.8	0.001
Islam	687	371	20.8