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Table 3 Odds ratios of variables associated with past-year RSOD (model 1) and odds ratios of variables associated with frequency of past-year RSOD (model 2) in Canada, based on the CCHS cycle 2009/2010

From: Factors influencing risky single occasion drinking in Canada and policy implications

Model 1: logistic regression

Model 2: multinomial regression model

RSOD vs No RSOD

Infrequent RSOD vs No RSOD

Frequent RSOD vs no RSOD

Variables

OR

CI

RRR

CI

RRR

CI

Province (Reference = Ontario)

 Alberta

1.16*

1.04

1.29

1.18*

1.05

1.32

1.08

0.92

1.26

 British Columbia

1.03

0.93

1.14

1.05

0.94

1.17

0.96

0.83

1.11

 Manitoba

1.29*

1.11

1.49

1.27*

1.09

1.48

1.39*

1.13

1.72

 New Brunswick

1.63*

1.43

1.86

1.59*

1.38

1.84

1.79*

1.49

2.14

 Newfoundland & Labrador

2.39*

2.05

2.79

2.14*

1.82

2.53

3.05*

2.48

3.75

 Nova Scotia

1.71*

1.49

1.97

1.68*

1.45

1.95

1.79*

1.47

2.18

 PEI

1.81*

1.49

2.20

1.86*

1.51

2.28

1.65*

1.23

2.20

 Quebec

1.14*

1.05

1.25

1.20*

1.09

1.31

0.95

0.85

1.08

 Saskatchewan

1.25*

1.10

1.42

1.25*

1.10

1.43

1.20

0.99

1.46

 Yukon, Northwest Territories & Nunavut

1.65*

1.41

1.94

1.50*

1.27

1.77

2.03*

1.63

2.53

Age (Reference = 60 years or older)

 12 to 17 years

3.25*

2.74

3.85

3.42*

2.87

4.08

2.58*

2.14

3.56

 18 to 24 years

8.09*

6.99

9.35

7.79*

6.70

9.05

9.62*

7.78

11.9

 25 to 39 years

4.27*

3.87

4.71

4.25*

3.84

4.70

4.25*

3.57

5.06

 40 to 59 years

2.03*

1.86

2.22

2.02*

1.84

2.22

2.16*

1.84

2.54

Sex (Reference = Female)

 Male

2.60*

2.44

2.77

2.32*

2.17

2.47

4.69*

4.23

5.21

Marital status (Reference = Married)

 Single or never married

1.71*

1.54

1.89

1.64*

1.47

1.82

2.12*

1.80

2.48

 Common-law

1.51*

1.35

1.68

1.44*

1.28

1.61

1.93*

1.60

2.33

 Widowed, separated or divorced

1.75*

1.60

1.91

1.59*

1.45

1.75

2.68*

2.35

3.07

Type of smoker (Reference = Never smoked)

 Daily

3.56*

3.22

3.93

3.16*

2.85

3.50

6.20*

5.29

7.26

 Always occasionally or occasionally

3.41*

2.93

3.96

2.96*

2.54

3.46

6.35*

5.16

7.82

 Former

2.29*

2.12

2.46

2.18*

2.02

2..35

3.01*

2.63

3.46

Income (Reference = No or < $20,000)

 $20,000–$39,999

1.04

0.90

1.21

1.09

0.93

1.28

0.96

0.79

1.25

 $40,000–$59,999

1.13

0.97

1.32

1.15

0.98

1.35

1.10

0.90

1.36

 $60,000–$79,999

1.38*

1.17

1.62

1.44*

1.21

1.71

1.28*

1.03

1.59

 $80,000 or more

1.74*

1.49

2.03

1.79*

1.52

2.11

1.75*

1.42

2.16

Self-perceived life stress (Reference = Not stressed)

 Not very stressed

1.11

0.99

1.24

1.14*

1.01

1.28

0.99

0.85

1.16

 Bit stressed

1.07

0.96

1.20

1.11*

1.01

1.25

0.90

0.77

1.04

 Quite stressed

1.14*

1.01

1.29

1.16*

1.02

1.31

1.03

0.87

1.21

Employment (Reference = Unemployed)

 Employed

1.30*

1.20

1.41

1.31*

1.20

1.42

1.30*

1.14

1.49

Education (Reference = Post-secondary)

 Less than post-secondary

1.08

0.99

1.18

1.08

0.98

1.18

1.15*

1.03

1.28

Self-perceived health (Reference = Fair or poor)

 Excellent

1.35*

1.18

1.54

1.36*

1.19

1.56

1.30*

1.04

1.63

 Very good

1.34*

1.19

1.51

1.37*

1.21

1.56

1.21

0.98

1.48

 Good

1.18*

1.05

1.33

1.21*

1.06

1.37

1.09

0.89

1.34

  1. * denotes statistical significance at 0.05
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