Korean J Fam Pract 2019; 9(3): 254-259  https://doi.org/10.21215/kjfp.2019.9.3.254
Analysis of Drinking Behavior According to Household Type: Using Data from the 6th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Myung-Chul Jung, Da-Hye Choi*, Tae-Young Lee, Young-In An, Seong-Jee Park, Hoon Jang, Geun-Hyo Shim
Department of Family Medicine, Daejeon Veterans Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
Da-Hye Choi
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Received: August 7, 2018; Revised: October 29, 2018; Accepted: November 29, 2018; Published online: June 20, 2019.
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Abstract
Background: Previous studies have revealed an association between health behavior and household type; moreover, there have been debates on the relation between drinking behavior and household type. Therefore, we examined drinking behavior of one-person households and compared the differences with multi-person households.
Methods: This study analyzed 8,966 participants, aged 19 years or older, in the 6th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013, 2015). All participants were categorized into one- and multi-person households. The general characteristics were extracted using a chi-square test, and the risk of drinking behavior of one-person households was analyzed via multiple logistic regression.
Results: There were no statistically significant differences in the drinking behavior of men by household type. However, the risks of binge and problem drinking were 3.242 times (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.624–6.471) and 2.488 times (95% CI, 1.097–5.642) higher, respectively, in one-person household women than in multi-person household members aged between 19 and 39 years. Furthermore, the risk of problem drinking was 2.266 times (95% CI, 1.126–4.561) higher in one-person household women than in multi-person household members aged between 40 and 64 years.
Conclusion: Considering the increasing trend of one-person households, follow-up studies on drinking behavior of one-person households are needed; the findings of these studies need to be used to prevent alcohol-related diseases and socio-economic problems.
Keywords: Household; Drinking Behavior; Alcohol Use Disorders
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