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

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of current drinkers.

Variables		Current use ()	%		Sig.
Age
<25	508	133	26.2	13.5	0.02
25–34	256	61	23.8
35–44	158	36	22.8
45–54	120	21	17.5
55–64	111	15	13.5
>64	50	6	12.0
Gender
Male	623	170	27.3	8.8	0.003
Female	580	115	19.8
Marital status
Married	796	170	21.4	6.7	<0.01
Not married	407	115	28.3
Setting
Local government A	487	78	16.0	0.2	0.7
Local government B	716	107	14.9
Education
0	119	44	37.0	13.0	0.003
1–6	431	101	23.4
7–12	570	120	21.1
>12	83	20	24.1
Socioeconomic group
Low	513	146	28.5	11.4	0.01
Low average	598	122	20.4
High average	63	12	19.4
High	29	5	17.2
Employment
In employment	803	165	20.5	12.6	<0.001
Unemployed	400	120	30.0
Religion
Christianity	516	142	27.5	6.9	<0.01
Islam	687	143	20.8