Alcohol Use in New Zealand
Alcohol Use in New Zealand Alcohol Adherence to drinking advice Met all three elements of the low risk drinking advice (last-week drinkers)
2020/21 Alcohol Use in New Zealand

Age and sex

Source: Alcohol Use in New Zealand

Notes:

  • Missing bar in chart indicates insufficient sample size.

Proportion for selected indicator

This table shows the percentage of the population affected.

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Source: Alcohol Use in New Zealand

Notes:

  • This table presents unadjusted results; that is, the proportion or mean estimates reflect the actual percentage or mean of the population affected in each time period.
  • Total response measure of ethnicity was used. People who reported belonging to more than one ethnic group are counted once in each group they reported.
  • Dashes indicate insufficient sample size.

Subgroup Comparison (2020/21)

Adjusted proportion ratios are used to compare the results for different population subgroups. An adjusted ratio above 1 shows that the indicator is more likely, and an adjusted ratio below 1 shows the indicator is less likely, in the group of interest (e.g. Māori) than the reference group (e.g. non-Māori), after adjusting for demographic variables that could influence the association.

Adjusted ratios
Population groups being compared Ratio (95% CI) Adjustment variables
Sex
Women vs men 0.64 ( 0.45 - 0.91 ) Age
Neighbourhood deprivation
Most deprived vs least deprived 0.74 ( 0.48 - 1.15 ) Age, Sex
Men: Most deprived vs least deprived 0.8 ( 0.46 - 1.4 ) Age
Women: Most deprived vs least deprived 0.67 ( 0.33 - 1.36 ) Age

Source: Alcohol Use in New Zealand

Notes:

  • This table gives comparisons as adjusted proportion ratios.
  • Population groups being compared are based on total ethnicity.
  • Neighbourhood deprivation groups are least (1 - 3), mid (4 - 7) and most deprived (8 - 10).
  • The models for neighbourhood deprivation and adherence to drinking advice used prioritised ethnicity as an adjustment variable.
  • Adherence to drinking advice is out of last-week drinkers and those who indicated their gender (male, female, gender diverse).
  • Dashes indicate that reliable estimates are unavailable due to, for example, an insufficient sample size or unusually wide confidence interval.

Indicator definition

Last-week drinkers who adhered to all three elements of the advice of Te Hiringa Hauora to reduce long-term health risks (at or below drinking advice)

Question:

 

7-day drinking diary: We are going to ask you about your drinking over the last 7 days; where you were, who you were with and what you had. Please tell us about your drinking in the last week, even if it wasn't a typical week for you and just try to answer it as best you can.

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Topic: Alcohol

Subtopic: Adherence to drinking advice

Source: Alcohol Use in New Zealand

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