Trends and Social Differences in Alcohol Consumption during the Postcommunist Transition in Lithuania

Table 6

Regular drinking of strong alcohol, wine^a, and beer among men by sociodemographic variables (odds ratios (ORs) and confidence intervals (CIs)).

Sociodemographic variables	Strong alcohol		Wine		Beer
	ORs	95% CIs	ORs	95% CIs	ORs	95% CIs
Age
20–34	1		1		1
35–49	1.35	1.19–1.54	1.17	0.93–1.48	0.79	0.70–0.89
50–64	1.19	1.04–1.37	1.07	0.84–1.38	0.48	0.42–0.54
Education
High	1		1		1
Medium	1.09	0.94–1.27	0.59	0.47–0.74	0.95	0.83–1.08
Low	1.15	0.99–1.34	0.47	0.37–0.59	0.98	0.86–1.12
Place of residence
Cities	1		1		1
Towns	0.86	0.76–0.98	0.81	0.64–1.02	0.83	0.74–0.93
Villages	1.10	0.97–1.24	1.19	0.96–1.49	0.84	0.75–0.94
Marital status
Married	1		1		1
Others	1.06	0.94–1.20	1.06	0.85–1.33	0.81	0.72–0.91

^aIncluding sparkling wine.