Table 1: Sample characteristics, India, 2014 Background characteristics 15-29 years 30-49 Years Age group 5015 years of age) from five states in India, 2014 Current drinker Daily drinker Heavy drinker Variables Categories OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P 15-29 years® Age group 30-49 Years 1.00 (0.83-1.19) 0.987 1.44(1.08-1.94) 0.013 1.52 (1.16-2.01) 0.004 50>years 0.008 0.70 (0.56-0.86) 0.001 1.15(0.83-1.60) 0.381 1.53 (1.11-2.10) Sex Male® Female Currently married® Marital status Never married Widow/divorced Heavy episodic drinker OR (95%CI) P 1.32 (0.78-2.23) 1.21 (0.67-2.18) 0.286 0.513 0.08 (0.06-0.09) <0.001 0.06(0.04-0.09) <0.001 0.36 (0.24-0.54) 0.001 0.39 (0.15-0.96) 0.042 0.90 (0.71-1.15) 1.14 (0.76-1.73) 0.114 0.625 0.69 (0.46-1.03) 1.53 (0.83-2.83) 0.142 0.198 0.86 (0.41-1.79) 0.85 (0.18-3.94) 0.690 0.845 0.425 0.509 0.70(0.45-1.08) 1.16(0.62-2.17) Year of schooling Illiterate or 0-4 years® 5-8 years 9-11 years 12+ years 0.80 (0.68-0.95) 0.011 0.90(0.71-1.15) 0.420 0.72 (0.59-0.87) 0.001 0.62(0.46-0.81) 0.001 0.61 (0.50-0.75) <0.001 0.26(0.18-0.36) <0.001 1.00 (0.78-1.29) 0.64 (0.47-0.86) 0.34 (0.25-0.48) 0.532 0.009 <0.001 1.02 (0.64-1.62) 1.58 (0.95-2.61) 1.03 (0.59-1.79) 0.911 0.074 0.916 Caste / social group Scheduled Tribe/Castes® Other Backward Class Other Castes 0.65 (0.56-0.76) <0.001 0.78(0.62-0.99) 0.57 (0.48-0.68) <0.001 0.66(0.51-0.85) 0.042 0.002 0.81 (0.64-1.02) 0.69 (0.53-0.90) 0.714 0.277 0.83 (0.56-1.24) 0.91 (0.56-1.47) 0.386 0.708 Personal monthly income Less than Rs. 4000® Rs. 4001 to Rs. 8000 Rs. 8001 & more 1.07 (0.90-1.27) 1.30 (1.08-1.57) 1.80(1.33-2.42) <0.001 2.24(1.63-3.08) <0.001 1.85 (1.40-2.43) 2.84 (2.09-3.85) <0.001 <0.001 1.59 (0.95-2.66) 1.81 (1.03-3.18) 0.076 0.038 Occupation Unemployed® Employed 1.90 (1.63-2.21) <0.001 1.54(1.18-2.00) 0.001 1.16 (1.14-1.95) 0.318 1.17 (0.73-1.85) 0.507 Land No® Yes 0.74 (0.65-0.86) <0.001 0.72(0.57-0.90) 0.005 0.96 (0.78-1.20) 0.942 0.66 (0.46-0.96) 0.031 Pucca house No® Yes 0.85 (0.74-0.98) 0.034 0.87(0.70-1.07) 0.212 0.94 (0.75-1.18) 0.834 0.80 (0.54-1.18) 0.266 Below poverty line No® Yes 0.87 (0.76-1.01) 0.069 0.93(0.74-1.16) 0.534 0.95 (0.76-1.17) 0.343 0.83 (0.55-1.23) 0.365 Place of residence Rural® Urban 1.54 (1.33-1.78) <0.001 1.81(1.47-2.22) <0.001 1.54 (1.26-1.89) <0.001 0.42 (0.28-0.62) <0.001 0.411 0.006 N 6082 6082 2346 2346 Note: Bold font indicates statistical significance. CI=Confidence Interval. ® is the reference category. All models are adjusted for the state of residence. Models for current and daily drinkers were fitted for all participants, while models for heavy and heavy episodic drinkers were fitted for current drinkers only. Table 6 Socioeconomic determinants of recorded, country liquor, and home-brewed drinkers among adult (>15 years of age) from five states in India, 2014 Recorded Country liquor Home-brewed drinker drinker drinker Categories OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P 15-29 years® Age group 30-49 years <0.001 1.22(0.89-1.67) 0.213 1.16(0.86-1.57) 0.316 0.50( 0.36-0.70) 50> years <0.001 0.033 0.014 0.33(0.22-0.50) 1.50(1.03-2.19) 1.56(1.09-2.23) Sex Male® Female 0.36(0.22-0.58) <0.001 0.39(0.26-0.58) <0.001 3.50(2.40-5.10) <0.001 Marital status Currently married® Never married Widow/divorced/separated 1.34(0.84-2.13) 1.02(0.45-2.32) 0.211 0.958 0.49(0.31-0.78) 0.80(0.41-1.56) 0.003 0.525 0.94(0.61-1.44) 1.84(0.93-3.64) 0.795 0.078 Year of schooling Illiterate or 0-4 years® 5-8 years 9-11 years 12+ years 1.51(1.11-2.04) 3.24(2.22-4.71) 4.72(2.92-7.64) 0.007 <0.001 0.000 1.04(0.79-1.38) 0.69(0.49-0.97) 0.31(0.20-0.47) 0.732 0.035 0.000 0.64(0.48-0.84) 0.55(0.39-0.79) 0.59(0.42-0.83) 0.002 0.001 0.003 Caste / social group Scheduled Tribe/Castes® Other Backward Caste Other caste 1.18(0.09-1.56) 1.43(1.02-2.02) 0.224 0.037 1.21(0.93-1.57) 1.00(0.74-1.36) 0.142 0.971 0.70(0.55-0.90) 0.63(0.47-0.85) 0.006 0.003 Personal monthly income Less than Rs. 4000® Rs. 4001 - Rs. 8000 Rs. 8001 and more 1.44(1.07-1.94) 2.58(1.80-3.67) 0.015 <0.001 1.67(1.27-2.19) 1.62(1.16-2.24) 0.000 0.004 0.69(0.53-0.90) 0.52(0.38-0.71) 0.007 <0.001 Occupation Unemployed® Employed 0.63(0.45-0.90) 0.012 1.05(0.78-1.42) 0.708 1.01(0.75-1.35) 0.944 Land No® Yes 1.42(1.07-1.89) 0.015 0.82(0.63-1.05) Pucca house No® Yes 1.68(1.24-2.28) 0.001 0.72(0.54-0.96) 0.025 1.09(0.84-1.41) 0.485 Place of residence Rural® Urban 1.59(1.20-2.10) 0.001 0.84(0.66-1.06) 0.150 0.60(0.48-0.76) 0.000 0.124 1.11(0.88-1.41) 0.357 N 2346 2346 2346 Note: Bold font indicates statistical significance. CI=Confidence Interval. ® is the reference category. All models were fitted for current drinkers only and are adjusted for the state of residence.