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Table 3 Proportion of drinkers using aids during their most recent attempt to cut down stratified by socio-demographic and drinking characteristics

From: Use of aids for smoking cessation and alcohol reduction: A population survey of adults in England

  

Combination of aids

Behavioural support

Self-help

  

Strata

Nothing/Willpower

Any aid

Licensed medication or behavioural

Licensed medication

Any behavioural support

Any face-to-face support

Any self-help

Group counselling

Specialist clinic

Community pharmacist

Telephone helpline

Printed

Digital

Complementary alternative medicine

Other

Sex %(n)

        

*

     

*

Male

79.0 (456)

13.7 (79)

5.9 (34)

0.9 (5)

5.7 (33)

5.5 (32)

4.0 (23)

2.4 (14)

3.8 (22)

0.5 (3)

0.7 (4)

1.6 (9)

2.9 (17)

0.5 (3)

5.5 (32)

Female

76.6 (256)

17.1 (57)

5.4 (18)

1.8 (6)

3.9 (13)

3.6 (12)

3.3 (11)

2.4 (8)

0.9 (3)

0.6 (2)

0.6 (2)

1.5 (5)

2.1 (7)

0.6 (2)

9.0 (30)

Age (years)

     

*

         

16–24

82.4 (112)

11.8 (16)

7.4 (10)

0.7 (1)

6.6 (9)

6.6 (9)

4.4 (6)

1.5 (2)

3.7 (5)

1.5 (2)

0.7 (1)

2.9 (4)

2.9 (4)

0.0 (0)

3.7 (5)

25–34

80.5 (99)

14.6 (18)

5.7 (7)

0.8 (1)

4.9 (6)

4.9 (6)

4.1 (5)

2.4 (3)

2.4 (3)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.8 (1)

4.1 (5)

0.8 (1)

5.7 (7)

35–44

74.2 (115)

20.6 (32)

9.7 (15)

2.6 (4)

7.7 (12)

7.7 (12)

4.5 (7)

3.9 (6)

4.5 (7)

0.6 (1)

0.6 (1)

1.9 (3)

2.6 (4)

0.0 (0)

8.4 (13)

45–54

79.4 (162)

14.7 (30)

5.4 (11)

1.5 (3)

5.4 (11)

4.9 (10)

4.9 (10)

3.4 (7)

2.9 (6)

1.0 (2)

1.5 (3)

2.0 (4)

2.9 (6)

1.5 (3)

5.9 (12)

55–64

78.2 (113)

13.5 (23)

3.5 (6)

0.6 (1)

3.5 (6)

3.5 (6)

2.4 (4)

1.8 (3)

2.4 (4)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.6 (1)

2.4 (4)

0.0 (0)

8.2 (14)

65 and over

74.0 (91)

13.8 (17)

2.4 (3)

0.8 (1)

1.6 (2)

0.8 (1)

1.6 (2)

0.8 (1)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.8 (1)

0.8 (1)

0.8 (1)

0.8 (1)

8.9 (11)

Social grade

***

***

***

***

***

***

 

**

***

 

**

**

   

AB

80.6 (253)

12.1 (38)

1.9 (6)

0.3 (1)

1.9 (6)

1.9 (6)

2.5 (8)

1.6 (5)

1.0 (3)

0.3 (1)

0.3 (1)

0.6 (2)

2.2 (7)

0.0 (0)

8.0 (25)

C1

81.4 (253)

12.5 (39)

5.1 (16)

1.3 (4)

4.2 (13)

4.2 (13)

3.2 (10)

1.9 (6)

1.9 (6)

0.6 (2)

0.0 (0)

1.3 (4)

2.3 (7)

0.6 (2)

5.5 (17)

C2

79.3 (99)

12.8 (16)

4.0 (5)

0.0 (0)

4.0 (5)

4.0 (5)

3.2 (4)

0.8 (1)

2.4 (3)

0.8 (1)

0.8 (1)

1.6 (2)

2.4 (3)

1.6 (2)

5.6 (7)

D

72.8 (59)

23.5 (19)

13.6 (11)

0.0 (0)

13.6 (11)

11.1 (9)

6.2 (5)

4.9 (4)

6.2 (5)

1.2 (1)

2.5 (2)

2.7 (3)

3.7 (3)

1.2 (1)

7.4 (6)

E

60.0 (48)

30.0 (24)

17.5 (14)

7.5 (6)

13.8 (11)

13.8 (11)

8.8 (7)

7.5 (6)

10.0 (8)

0.0 (0)

2.5 (2)

3.8 (3)

5.0 (4)

0.0 (0)

8.8 (7)

Ethnicity %(n)

*

**

**

 

***

**

**

*

 

*

  

**

  

White

78.9 (678)

14.1 (121)

5.0 (43)

1.2 (10)

4.3 (37)

4.2 (36)

3.3 (28)

2.0 (17)

2.8 (24)

0.3 (3)

0.5 (4)

1.4 (12)

2.2 (19)

0.6 (5)

6.9 (59)

Non-white

64.6 (31)

29.2 (14)

16.7 (8)

2.1 (1)

16.7 (8)

14.6 (7)

12.5 (6)

8.3 (4)

2.1 (1)

4.2 (2)

4.2 (2)

4.2 (2)

10.4 (5)

0.0 (0)

6.2 (3)

Units of alcohol on a typical day

        

**

      

1–2

77.9 (95)

14.8 (18)

5.8 (7)

2.5 (3)

5.0 (6)

6.6 (8)

1.7 (2)

2.5 (3)

4.2 (5)

0.0 (0)

0.8 (1)

0.8 (1)

1.6 (2)

1.6 (2)

5.7 (7)

3–4

76.9 (263)

15.2 (52)

4.7 (16)

0.3 (1)

4.7 (16)

4.7 (16)

3.8 (13)

2.9 (10)

1.5 (5)

0,3 (1)

0.3 (1)

1.5 (5)

2.6 (9)

0.3 (1)

8.2 (28)

5–6

76.7 (148)

16.6 (32)

4.1 (8)

1.0 (2)

3.1 (6)

2.6 (5)

5.7 (11)

1.0 (2)

1.0 (2)

0.5 (1)

0.5 (1)

3.1 (6)

3.6 (7)

0.0 (0)

8.3 (16)

7–9

82.4 (98)

12.6 (15)

5.0 (6)

0.8 (1)

4.2 (5)

3.4 (4)

3.4 (4)

0.0 (0)

1.7 (2)

1.7 (2)

0.8 (1)

0.8 (1)

3.4 (4)

0.8 (1)

4.2 (5)

10+

108 (80)

14.1 (19)

9.6 (13)

3.0 (4)

8.1 (11)

8.1 (11)

2.2 (3)

3.7 (5)

6.7 (9)

0.7 (1)

1.5 (2)

0.7 (1)

1.5 (2)

0.7 (1)

4.4 (6)

Total %(n)

78.2 (712)

14.9 (136)

5.7 (52)

1.2 (11)

5.0 (46)

4.8 (44)

3.7 (34)

2.4 (22)

2.7 (25)

0.5 (5)

0.7 (6)

1.5 (14)

2.6 (24)

0.5 (5)

6.8 (62)

  1. Figures are presented as % (n) within stratum; those who reported that they used hypnosis or acupuncture were classed as having used an alternative complementary medicine; those using a website or mobile phone application were grouped as having used an digital intervention; any aid includes all aids listed; any behavioural support includes any face-to-face support and telephone helpline; any face-to-face support includes group counselling, specialist clinic and community pharmacist; any self-help includes printed and digital interventions; P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 (by linear-by-linear X2 tests or Pearson’s X2 test)