Table 3 Self-reported absence and in-efficiency at work due to alcohol use during the past 12 months, medicinal drug use during the past 48 hours and illicit drug use during the past 12 months by gender, age, workplace and educational level
Proportion (%) | Absence due to alcohol (%) | In-efficiency/Hangover due to alcohol (%) | Medicinal drug use (%) | Illicit drug use (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gendera (n = 899) | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
Men | 18.9 | 1.8 | 14.7 | 6.0 | 10.6 |
Women | 81.1 | 0.7 | 11.8 | 4.4 | 6 |
Age groupa (n = 903) | NS | p < 0.001 | p = 0.015 | p < 0.001 | |
<30 | 15.1 | 1.5 | 22.1 | 1.5 | 24.2 |
30-39 | 27.1 | 0.8 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 8.6 |
40-49 | 27.1 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 3.1 |
50-59 | 22.4 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
60+ | 8.3 | 0 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 0 |
Age 40a (n = 903) | NS | p < 0.001 | p = 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |
<40 | 42.2 | 1 | 17.8 | 1.9 | 13.6 |
40+ | 57.8 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 2.1 |
Workplace (n = 933) | NS | NS | p = 0.034 | - | |
Pharmacy | 16.6 | 1.9 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
Hospital | 83.4 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 5.3 | 6.8 |
Educational levela (n = 852) | NS | p = 0.002 | p = 0.028 | NS | |
Primary and secondary school | 2.1 | 0 | 5.6 | 16.7 | 0 |
Upper secondary school | 21.1 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
College/academy/university | 76.8 | 1.1 | 14.4 | 4.9 | 7.1 |