| Rural |  | Urban |  | Total |  | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | N | % | N | % | N | % |  |
Frequency of drinking alcohol | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Never | 40 | 40.4 | 80 | 30.1 | 120 | 32.9 | 0.2 |
 Never a month or less | 24 | 25.3 | 65 | 24.4 | 90 | 24.7 |  |
 Never 2–4 times/month | 20 | 20.2 | 69 | 25.9 | 89 | 24.4 |  |
 Never 2–3 times/week | 13 | 13.1 | 40 | 15 | 53 | 14.4 |  |
 Never ≥4 times/week | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 4.5 | 13 | 3.6 |  |
Amount of drinks containing alcohol on typical day | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Never ≤2 | 91 | 91.9 | 141 | 53.0 | 232 | 63.5 | <0.01 |
 Never 3 or 4 | 6 | 6.1 | 69 | 25.9 | 75 | 20.5 |  |
 Never 5 or 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 42 | 15.8 | 44 | 12.1 |  |
 Never 7 or 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.6 |  |
 Never ≥10 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 4.5 | 12 | 3.3 |  |
Frequency of drinking ≥6 drinks on one occasion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Never | 67 | 67.7 | 97 | 36.4 | 164 | 44.8 | <0.01 |
 Less than a month | 18 | 18.2 | 94 | 35.3 | 112 | 30.7 |  |
 Monthly | 12 | 12.1 | 46 | 17.3 | 58 | 15.9 |  |
 Weekly | 2 | 2.0 | 27 | 10.2 | 29 | 8 |  |
 Daily or almost daily | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.6 |  |
Hazardous drinkers (# ever drinkers 245) | 22 | 37.3 | 132 | 71.0 | 154 | 62.9 | <0.01 |
Binge drinkers (# ever drinkers = 245) | 32 | 54.2 | 168 | 90.9 | 201 | 82.0 | <0.01 |
Health status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Have problems in mobility | 37 | 37.4 | 58 | 21.8 | 95 | 26.0 | <0.01 |
Have problems in self-care | 24 | 24.2 | 6 | 2.3 | 30 | 8.2 | <0.01 |
Have problems in usual activities | 36 | 36.4 | 13 | 4.9 | 49 | 13.4 | <0.01 |
Have problems in pain/discomfort | 44 | 44.4 | 87 | 32.7 | 131 | 35.9 | 0.04 |
Have problems in anxiety/depression | 48 | 48.5 | 201 | 75.6 | 249 | 68.2 | <0.01 |
HIV positive | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 5.6 | 17 | 4.7 | 0.07 |
 | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |  |
EuroQOL-5 dimensions (EQ5D) index | 0.77 | 0.23 | 0.78 | 0.13 | 0.78 | 0.16 | 0.68 |
Visual analog scale score (VAS) | 82.8 | 16.7 | 86.6 | 12.2 | 85.6 | 13.7 | 0.05 |