Table 3 Difference between diary and CAPI by alcohol-related variables for three outcomes in 3,774 adults aged 18 and over in the HSE 2011
Difference in number of drinking days (diary minus CAPI) | Difference in heaviest drinking day (diary minus CAPI) | Difference in weekly units (diary minus CAPI) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
Drinking days (in diary week) | |||||||||
1-4 days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
5+ days | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
Units on heaviest drinking day (diary week) | |||||||||
<4/3 units | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -2.8 | -1.3 | -2.1 |
>4/3 and >8/6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -1.1 |
>8/6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
Total weekly units (diary week) | |||||||||
<21/14 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -2.4 | -0.7 | -1.6 |
>21/14 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
Drink type (on heaviest day in CAPI) | |||||||||
Beer | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Wine | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Spirits | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -2.4 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
Other drinks/combination | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Drinking venue (diary week) | |||||||||
Off trade only | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
On trade only | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
Mixed | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
Was the diary week a usual week? | |||||||||
About the same as usual | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.5 |
Less than usual | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -12.9 | -7.1 | -10.5 |
More than usual | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.6 |