Trends and Social Differences in Alcohol Consumption during the Postcommunist Transition in Lithuania
Table 5
Mean, standard deviation (SD), and median of standard drinksa consumed by women during the last week in 1994–2010.
Survey year
Strong alcohol
Wine
Beer
Total
Mean (SD)
Median
Mean (SD)
Median
Mean (SD)
Median
Mean (SD)
Median
1994
5.9 (5.3)
3.8
1.6* (1.3)
0.9
3.3* (1.8)
2.0
3.0 (4.1)*
1.7
1996
5.7 (4.6)
5.0
1.7* (1.6)
1.7
3.4* (2.4)
2.0
3.0 (3.6)*
1.7
1998
5.5 (3.8)
3.8
3.1 (4.9)
1.7
4.0* (3.8)
2.0
4.8 (5.2)
3.5
2000
5.4 (4.6)
5.0
2.3 (1.5)
1.7
3.7* (2.8)
2.0
4.7 (4.2)
3.7
2002
4.4 (3.8)
3.8
2.5 (2.0)
1.7
4.0* (3.3)
2.0
4.8 (4.4)
3.9
2004
5.2 (4.0)
3.8
2.6 (1.3)
2.6
4.6 (4.2)
3.9
5.4 (4.9)
3.9
2006
5.4 (4.8)
3.8
2.7 (1.6)
1.7
4.1 (3.2)
3.9
5.2 (4.7)
3.9
2008
3.9 (2.8)
2.5
2.8 (2.0)
2.6
4.9 (4.7)
3.9
5.0 (4.7)
3.8
2010
5.6 (4.3)
3.8
3.3 (3.0)
2.6
6.4 (6.5)
3.9
6.1 (6.0)
3.9
*
compared to 2010, Kruskal-Wallis test.
aStandard drinks are calculated separately for strong alcohol, wine or sparkling wine, beer, and total alcohol consumed per week.
