• New Zealand Gambling Survey
    • Health and Lifestyles Survey
    • Alcohol Use in New Zealand
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      Alcohol Use in New Zealand
      • All respondents
      • Māori respondents
      • Alcohol
      • Alcohol consumption
      • Adherence to drinking advice
      • Alcohol behaviours
      • Alcohol cutting back
      • Alcohol-related harm
      • Attitudes to alcohol policy
      • Alcohol influencers
      • Friends (drink more)
      • Friends (drink less)
      • Partner (drink more)
      • Partner (drink less)
      • Family / Whānau (drink more)
      • Family / Whānau (drink less)
      • Work colleagues (drink more)
      • Work colleagues (drink less)
      • Sports club, activity or hobby club (drink more)
      • Sports club, activity or hobby club (drink less)
      Alcohol Use in New Zealand Alcohol Alcohol influencers Work colleagues (drink less)

      Alcohol influencers

      Alcohol

      Indicator: Work colleagues (drink less)

      Last-year drinkers who said they are influenced to drink a bit less or a lot less by their work colleagues

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        • Data
      2020/21 Alcohol Use in New Zealand

      This is the percentage of the population affected (that is, the unadjusted prevalence in the specified population).

      Estimated numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000 people.

      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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      Total
      Men
      Women
      % (.95CI) % (.95CI) % (.95CI)
      Total 5.1 ( 3.8 - 6.7 ) 4.8 ( 2.9 - 7.4 ) 5.4 ( 3.7 - 7.7 )
      Age group (years)
      18-24 4.6 ( 2.1 - 8.5 ) 5.5 ( 1.6 - 13.1 ) 3.8 ( 1.4 - 8 )
      25-44 2.9 ( 1.3 - 5.3 ) 2.3 ( 0.4 - 6.6 ) 3.5 ( 1.4 - 7.1 )
      45-64 8.0 ( 5.2 - 11.6 ) 7.3 ( 3.4 - 13.3 ) 8.6 ( 4.9 - 13.8 )
      65+ 8.2 ( 3.3 - 16.2 ) 8.8 ( 2.4 - 21.2 ) 7.7 ( 1.6 - 21 )
      Neighbourhood deprivation
      Least (1-3) 3.8 ( 1.5 - 7.8 ) 2.8 ( 0.5 - 8.1 ) 5.0 ( 1.3 - 12.6 )
      Mid (4-7) 2.9 ( 1.5 - 5.1 ) 2.4 ( 0.8 - 5.7 ) 3.5 ( 1.3 - 7.3 )
      Most (8-10) 7.2 ( 4.9 - 10.1 ) 7.6 ( 4 - 12.9 ) 6.8 ( 4.2 - 10.3 )
      Alcohol consumption
      Recent drinker (last week) 4.4 ( 2.7 - 6.9 ) 4.1 ( 1.8 - 7.7 ) 4.9 ( 2.4 - 8.8 )
      Drinker (last year) 4.7 ( 3.3 - 6.4 ) 4.2 ( 2.3 - 6.9 ) 5.2 ( 3.3 - 7.7 )
      Non-drinker (last year) 8.5 ( 4.3 - 14.7 ) 11.7 ( 3.5 - 26.6 ) 6.9 ( 2.7 - 13.9 )
      Island
      North Island 5.7 ( 4.2 - 7.5 ) 5.3 ( 3.2 - 8.3 ) 6.0 ( 4.1 - 8.5 )
      South Island 0.7 ( 0 - 3.7 ) 1.2 ( 0 - 6.7 ) 0.0 ( 0 - 4.8 )
      Regions
      Northland / Waikato 6.7 ( 3.8 - 11 ) 5.3 ( 1.3 - 13.6 ) 7.7 ( 3.9 - 13.2 )
      Auckland 7.5 ( 4.4 - 11.6 ) 6.5 ( 2.6 - 12.8 ) 8.7 ( 4.4 - 15.1 )
      Bay of Plenty / Gisborne / Hawke's Bay / Taranaki / Manawatu-Whanganui 4.2 ( 2.1 - 7.4 ) 5.0 ( 1.8 - 10.9 ) 3.4 ( 1.2 - 7.3 )
      Wellington 3.7 ( 0.9 - 9.7 ) 3.9 ( 0.4 - 13.6 ) 3.5 ( 0.3 - 13.4 )
      South Island 0.7 ( 0 - 3.7 ) 1.2 ( 0 - 6.7 ) 0.0 ( 0 - 4.8 )

      The estimated number of people is the value that is inferred for that population based on data collected from the survey sample. Estimated numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000 people.

      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 1.12 ( 0.64 - 1.95 ) Age
      Neighbourhood deprivation
      Most deprived vs least deprived - - Age, Sex
      Men: Most deprived vs least deprived - - Age
      Women: Most deprived vs least deprived - - Age
      Adherence to drinking advice
      Met all three elements of the low risk drinking advice vs those who didn't - - Age, Sex
      Men: Met all three elements of the low risk drinking advice vs those who didn't - - Age
      Women: Met all three elements of the low risk drinking advice vs those who didn't - - Age

      For example, an adjusted ratio of 1.50 for Māori vs non-Māori means that the indicator is 1.5 times more likely in Māori than non-Māori, after adjusting for differences in demographic variables such as sex and age.

      A highlighted value indicates that the adjusted ratio is statistically significant ( p value < .05).

      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-year drinkers who said they are influenced to drink a bit less or a lot less by their work colleagues

      Question:

       

      How much influence would you say each of the following currently has on how much and how often you drink?

       

      (Influence me not to drink or to drink a lot less / Influence me to drink a bit less / No influence / Influence me to drink a bit more / Influence me to drink a lot more / Not applicable)

       

       

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      Topic: Alcohol

      Subtopic: Alcohol influencers

      Source: Alcohol Use in New Zealand

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