Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

Table 13.12.2 Alcohol consumption: menPercent distribution of men by whether they have ever consumed a beverage containing alcohol, andof those, percent distribution by whether they have ever been drunk, according to current age, Zambia2001-2002––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Age–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Alcohol consumption 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Total––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Consumption of alcoholConsumed alcohol beveragein past 3 months 22.4 48.0 55.2 57.3 44.6 45.2Consumed alcohol at sometime, but not in past 3 months 10.8 16.7 19.9 19.8 31.4 17.8Never consumed alcohol 66.6 35.2 24.9 22.6 24.1 36.8Missing 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Number of men 459 706 523 287 171 2,145Whether been drunkBeen drunk in past 3 months 46.6 62.3 58.9 62.1 37.3 57.1Been drunk at some time,but not in past 3 months 22.5 23.2 27.6 24.3 43.2 26.5Never been drunk 30.9 14.1 13.3 13.6 19.5 16.2Missing 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Number of menwho ever drank alcohol 152 457 393 221 130 1,352Alcohol consumption varies somewhat with marital status, residence, and level of education. Table13.13 shows that women who are divorced/separated/widowed, those in urban areas, those in Copperbelt,Lusaka, and Northern provinces, and more educated women are more likely to report consumption ofalcohol than other women. Women in Eastern and North-Western provinces are the least likely to reportalcohol consumption or drunkenness in the last month. Also, women in some occupations (clerical, salesand service, domestic service) are slightly more likely to consume alcohol than women employed in otheroccupations.Table 13.13 shows that the alcohol consumption pattern in men is similar to that of women. Likewomen, men who are divorced/separated/widowed, those in urban areas and the more educated are morelikely to consume alcohol than others. As in the case of women, men in Lusaka, Copperbelt, and Northernprovinces are more likely to report alcohol use than respondents from other provinces.212 | AIDS/HIV/STI-Related Knowledge and Behaviour