Demographic characteristics and alcohol use of participants from the Health Survey for England 1999 and 2004 (n=30 803 individuals)
| Percentage Caribbean (n=3459) | Percentage Black African (n=1378) | Percentage Indian (n=3364) | Percentage Pakistani (n=3594) | Percentage White (n=15736) | |
| Mean (SD) age | 31.92 (21.77) | 24.94 (17.97) | 32.18 (19.88) | 24.68 (17.93) | 41.43 (23.02) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 44.0 | 46.7 | 50.1 | 49.1 | 45.8 |
| Head of household‘s registrar’s class | |||||
| I and II | 27.9 | 32.9 | 39.2 | 19.6 | 38.7 |
| IIINM | 17.9 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 13.9 |
| IIIM | 23.0 | 14.7 | 21.2 | 32.4 | 27.4 |
| IV and V | 25.3 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 17.9 |
| Other | 5.9 | 16.8 | 3.9 | 12.7 | 2.1 |
| Nativity | |||||
| Foreign-born | 36.3 | 65.2 | 56.4 | 45.9 | 4.9 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 40.5 | 38.3 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 18.1 |
| Married or cohabiting | 41.6 | 45.4 | 68.8 | 67.7 | 65.1 |
| Separated, divorced or widowed | 17.9 | 16.3 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 16.8 |
| Education | |||||
| None | 31.6 | 22.7 | 28.1 | 45.7 | 31.1 |
| NVQ1-2 | 29.3 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 28.3 |
| NVQ3-5 | 36.9 | 55.3 | 48.2 | 29.6 | 36.6 |
| Foreign qual. | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Employed | 49.8 | 52.1 | 57.7 | 36.8 | 54.2 |
| Index of multiple deprivation | |||||
| 1. Most deprived | 42.7 | 50.5 | 26.8 | 59.8 | 12.5 |
| 2 | 23.8 | 20.3 | 16.1 | 18.0 | 12.6 |
| 3 | 21.7 | 19.5 | 23.4 | 11.5 | 23.4 |
| 4 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 16.2 | 7.1 | 16.5 |
| 5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 10.7 | 2.1 | 17.7 |
| 6. Least deprived | 1.7 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 17.4 |
| Drinks nowadays | |||||
| Yes | 72.9 | 44.9 | 47.7 | 5.2 | 81.8 |
| Exceeds sensible drinking guidelines* | 28.8 | 29.3 | 30.7 | 45.8 | 40.9 |
| Yes | |||||
↵* Among those who drink.