Cross-tabulation of frequency of drinking at wave 0 by transitions in depressive symptoms between waves 0 and 5
| Frequency of drinking wave 0 | Depressive symptoms: transitions between waves 0 and 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No depressive symptoms wave 0 | Depressive symptoms wave 0 | |||
| Continual no depression n=3328 Per cent | Becomes depressed n=279 Per cent | Depression remains n=473 Per cent | Depression improves n=386 Per cent | |
| Does not drink | 7.4 | 10.8 | 14.3 | 10.6 |
| Once/twice a year | 6.0 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 11.4 |
| Once every couple of months | 4.9 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 9.3 |
| 1–2 times a month | 11.3 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.2 |
| 1–2 days a week | 25.9 | 24.7 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| 3–4 days a week | 15.6 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 |
| 5–6 days a week | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Almost every day | 23.1 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 16.6 |
Pearson χ2=107.7379, p<0.05.