|  | Total sample | Ever drank % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | No | Yes | |||
 |  |  | Last 12 months a | |||
 |  |  | No | Yes | ||
 |  | n | % | % | % | % |
All | Â | 6,085 | 100.0 | 5.9 | 18.5 | 75.7 |
Sex | Male | 2,160 | 35.5 | 4.8 | 15.3 | 79.9 |
 | Female | 3,925 | 64.5 | 6.5 | 20.2 | 73.4 |
 |  |  | χ2 = 32.084, P <0.001 | |||
Age | 16–24 | 310 | 5.1 | 12.3 | 8.1 | 79.7 |
 | 25–34 | 463 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 81.9 |
 | 35–44 | 668 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 17.1 | 76.0 |
 | 45–54 | 1,043 | 17.1 | 4.9 | 14.7 | 80.4 |
 | 55–64 | 1,298 | 21.3 | 3.6 | 17.5 | 78.9 |
 | 65–74 | 1,370 | 22.5 | 3.8 | 22.0 | 74.2 |
 | 75+ | 933 | 15.3 | 9.3 | 27.3 | 63.3 |
 |  |  | χ2 = 187.917, P <0.001 | |||
Deprivation tertile | Deprived | 1,995 | 32.8 | 8.6 | 22.4 | 69.0 |
Mid | 1,284 | 21.1 | 5.2 | 19.0 | 75.8 | |
 | Affluent | 2,806 | 46.1 | 4.2 | 15.4 | 80.4 |
 |  |  | χ2 = 90.886, P <0.001 | |||
Ethnicity b | White | 5,660 | 93.0 | 3.8 | 18.3 | 78.0 |
 | Asian/Chinese | 191 | 3.1 | 56.0 | 17.8 | 26.2 |
 | Black/Other | 234 | 3.8 | 16.2 | 23.1 | 60.7 |
 |  |  | χ2 = 980.727, P <0.001 |