Table 4-2. Quality of life at Wave 1 and changes from Wave 1 to Wave 2, as measured by norm-based scores based on the Short Form 12 Health Survey Version 2 (SF-12v2), by sex and age group, according to past-year average drinking level at Wave 1 among Wave 1 current drinkers.

Table 4-2. Quality of life at Wave 1 and changes from Wave 1 to Wave 2, as measured by norm‑based scores based on the Short Form 12 Health Survey Version 2 (SF‑12v2), by sex and age group, according to Wave 1 past‑year average drinking level1 among Wave 1 current drinkers.2

Wave 1 past‑year average drinking level
and norm‑based SF‑12v2 scales

Both sexes

Sex

Age group at Wave 1

Estimate

S.E.

Male

Female

18–24 years

25–44 years

45–64 years

65 years and older

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Light drinker

Physical functioning
— Wave 1

52.67

0.10

53.10

0.13

52.33

0.13

54.67

0.17

54.12

0.11

51.78

0.18

47.52

0.34

— change from Wave 1

-0.98

0.09

-0.79

0.12

-1.12

0.12

-0.06

0.19

-0.57

0.12

-1.44

0.15

-2.28

0.31

Role-physical
— Wave 1

52.32

0.11

52.69

0.16

52.03

0.12

54.13

0.20

53.68

0.13

51.51

0.19

47.51

0.32

— change from Wave 1

-1.60

0.11

-1.33

0.16

-1.80

0.13

-1.25

0.27

-1.41

0.16

-1.88

0.18

-1.92

0.29

Bodily pain
— Wave 1

50.93

0.12

51.41

0.18

50.57

0.15

52.96

0.28

51.99

0.20

49.92

0.22

47.53

0.35

— change from Wave 1

0.30

0.12

0.40

0.19

0.23

0.16

0.75

0.33

0.60

0.20

-0.29

0.23

0.24

0.35

General health
— Wave 1

52.18

0.13

52.25

0.18

52.13

0.16

54.66

0.26

53.92

0.18

50.62

0.23

47.25

0.36

— change from Wave 1

-1.18

0.11

-1.40

0.18

-1.00

0.13

-0.55

0.29

-1.27

0.16

-1.29

0.19

-1.22

0.26

Vitality
— Wave 1

54.20

0.13

55.37

0.19

53.30

0.14

55.10

0.28

54.62

0.19

53.84

0.22

52.66

0.29

— change from Wave 1

-1.66

0.12

-1.60

0.20

-1.71

0.14

-1.69

0.33

-1.51

0.19

-1.42

0.21

-2.78

0.30

Social functioning
— Wave 1

52.65

0.08

53.31

0.13

52.13

0.12

53.17

0.27

53.05

0.14

52.18

0.16

51.82

0.24

— change from Wave 1

-0.51

0.10

-0.48

0.15

-0.53

0.12

-0.36

0.30

-0.56

0.15

-0.22

0.18

-1.25

0.31

Role-emotional
— Wave 1

51.92

0.10

52.67

0.15

51.34

0.12

52.21

0.24

52.39

0.13

51.66

0.18

50.59

0.24

— change from Wave 1

-1.90

0.11

-1.76

0.16

-2.00

0.13

-1.51

0.29

-1.70

0.18

-1.88

0.18

-3.05

0.30

Mental health
— Wave 1

52.30

0.13

53.92

0.15

51.05

0.15

51.96

0.33

52.24

0.18

51.89

0.21

53.89

0.26

— change from Wave 1

-0.34

0.13

-0.64

0.20

-0.11

0.16

0.22

0.36

-0.74

0.19

0.20

0.21

-0.88

0.29

Physical Component Summary (NBPCS)
— Wave 1

52.00

0.12

52.01

0.16

52.00

0.14

54.80

0.19

53.80

0.14

50.76

0.21

45.68

0.36

— change from Wave 1

-0.78

0.10

-0.59

0.15

-0.92

0.12

-0.18

0.22

-0.41

0.14

-1.40

0.17

-1.15

0.29

Mental Component Summary (NBMCS)
— Wave 1

52.63

0.10

54.02

0.13

51.57

0.13

52.03

0.28

52.38

0.15

52.53

0.17

54.43

0.22

— change from Wave 1

-1.11

0.12

-1.25

0.17

-1.00

0.15

-0.94

0.28

-1.34

0.18

-0.50

0.19

-1.97

0.25

Moderate drinker

Physical functioning
— Wave 1

53.82

0.12

54.02

0.14

53.29

0.22

55.12

0.23

55.15

0.12

53.05

0.25

49.18

0.51

— change from Wave 1

-0.78

0.14

-0.65

0.16

-1.14

0.24

-0.36

0.32

-0.64

0.18

-0.88

0.28

-1.53

0.51

Role-physical
— Wave 1

53.55

0.13

53.68

0.16

53.20

0.22

54.77

0.27

54.76

0.15

52.82

0.27

49.34

0.45

— change from Wave 1

-1.51

0.16

-1.39

0.19

-1.83

0.28

-1.36

0.40

-1.44

0.22

-1.47

0.32

-2.04

0.45

Bodily pain
— Wave 1

51.95

0.19

51.96

0.25

51.94

0.31

53.29

0.52

52.77

0.30

51.28

0.35

48.98

0.54

— change from Wave 1

0.84

0.20

1.06

0.25

0.24

0.34

1.14

0.54

1.01

0.34

0.40

0.38

0.96

0.53

General health
— Wave 1

53.75

0.19

53.71

0.21

53.86

0.33

54.77

0.44

55.09

0.24

52.78

0.35

49.91

0.58

— change from Wave 1

-1.12

0.17

-1.30

0.20

-0.64

0.27

-0.45

0.43

-1.07

0.24

-1.50

0.28

-1.13

0.54

Vitality
— Wave 1

55.54

0.16

55.90

0.20

54.52

0.29

55.12

0.42

55.78

0.23

55.71

0.30

54.62

0.49

— change from Wave 1

-1.35

0.19

-1.04

0.24

-2.22

0.30

-1.21

0.60

-0.98

0.28

-1.59

0.34

-2.35

0.55

Social functioning
— Wave 1

53.45

0.14

53.77

0.16

52.58

0.25

53.28

0.39

53.66

0.20

53.46

0.25

52.87

0.37

— change from Wave 1

-0.35

0.17

-0.43

0.18

-0.11

0.34

-0.50

0.47

-0.03

0.27

-0.49

0.29

-1.05

0.51

Role-emotional
— Wave 1

52.69

0.13

53.01

0.15

51.81

0.26

52.20

0.34

53.19

0.17

52.48

0.25

51.87

0.42

— change from Wave 1

-1.58

0.17

-1.65

0.20

-1.39

0.35

-0.99

0.50

-1.56

0.25

-1.52

0.35

-2.49

0.53

Mental health
— Wave 1

53.04

0.18

53.68

0.20

51.28

0.33

52.11

0.46

52.65

0.24

53.01

0.30

55.71

0.45

— change from Wave 1

0.18

-0.01

0.21

0.03

0.34

-0.12

0.48

0.01

0.30

0.36

0.33

-0.82

0.46

Physical Component Summary (NBPCS)
— Wave 1

53.36

0.14

53.28

0.18

53.57

0.24

55.31

0.31

54.94

0.18

52.37

0.28

47.54

0.52

— change from Wave 1

-0.60

0.15

-0.46

0.18

-1.01

0.25

-0.20

0.36

-0.46

0.21

-0.96

0.27

-0.72

0.39

Mental Component Summary (NBMCS)
— Wave 1

53.32

0.16

53.88

0.17

51.77

0.31

51.91

0.40

52.90

0.21

53.60

0.25

55.83

0.38

— change from Wave 1

-0.80

0.16

-0.84

0.18

-0.67

0.34

-0.76

0.49

-0.67

0.27

-0.63

0.28

-1.80

0.46

Heavier drinker

Physical functioning
— Wave 1

53.01

0.16

52.98

0.20

53.06

0.23

55.10

0.26

53.77

0.25

51.97

0.34

49.66

0.55

— change from Wave 1

-0.86

0.16

-0.82

0.22

-0.92

0.26

-0.14

0.31

-0.54

0.28

-1.02

0.30

-2.80

0.57

Role-physical
— Wave 1

52.55

0.19

52.36

0.25

52.84

0.24

54.41

0.31

53.07

0.28

51.85

0.38

49.52

0.54

— change from Wave 1

-1.61

0.22

-1.57

0.28

-1.66

0.31

-1.38

0.43

-1.49

0.36

-1.77

0.38

-1.98

0.61

Bodily pain
— Wave 1

51.00

0.23

50.82

0.32

51.27

0.33

53.03

0.50

51.20

0.34

50.02

0.45

49.70

0.69

— change from Wave 1

0.49

0.27

0.40

0.36

0.62

0.41

0.86

0.59

0.40

0.42

0.39

0.48

0.51

0.80

General health
— Wave 1

51.95

0.25

51.19

0.33

53.08

0.33

53.53

0.43

52.75

0.39

50.96

0.47

49.17

0.63

— change from Wave 1

-0.69

0.20

-0.61

0.27

-0.82

0.28

0.64

0.45

-0.78

0.30

-1.31

0.35

-0.84

0.61

Vitality
— Wave 1

54.53

0.21

55.31

0.25

53.37

0.31

54.63

0.51

54.76

0.33

54.33

0.39

54.04

0.59

— change from Wave 1

-1.47

0.24

-1.85

0.31

-0.90

0.35

-0.36

0.62

-1.40

0.36

-1.80

0.39

-2.62

0.60

Social functioning
— Wave 1

52.06

0.20

52.20

0.26

51.85

0.27

52.29

0.50

51.96

0.32

51.78

0.34

52.82

0.53

— change from Wave 1

-0.17

0.22

-0.15

0.29

-0.21

0.32

-0.53

0.61

-0.31

0.34

0.43

0.35

-0.76

0.73

Role-emotional
— Wave 1

51.45

0.20

51.77

0.24

50.99

0.30

51.54

0.44

51.64

0.30

50.93

0.38

52.10

0.49

— change from Wave 1

-1.75

0.26

-1.88

0.32

-1.57

0.36

-1.65

0.62

-1.86

0.40

-1.20

0.41

-3.11

0.58

Mental health
— Wave 1

51.27

0.24

52.27

0.28

49.79

0.36

50.71

0.56

50.65

0.37

51.03

0.42

55.19

0.56

— change from Wave 1

0.23

0.25

-0.14

0.32

0.78

0.37

0.28

0.65

0.09

0.37

0.63

0.43

-0.43

0.57

Physical Component Summary (NBPCS)
— Wave 1

52.53

0.18

51.94

0.24

53.39

0.25

55.21

0.31

53.40

0.29

51.43

0.38

47.92

0.56

— change from Wave 1

-0.70

0.17

-0.59

0.22

-0.88

0.28

0.14

0.35

-0.52

0.30

-1.22

0.32

-1.30

0.53

Mental Component Summary (NBMCS)
— Wave 1

51.73

0.21

52.64

0.24

50.39

0.32

50.66

0.47

51.27

0.35

51.71

0.38

55.33

0.49

— change from Wave 1

-0.68

0.22

-1.00

0.28

-0.20

0.34

-0.70

0.57

-0.89

0.35

-0.08

0.38

-1.53

0.48

1Light drinker: 3 or fewer drinks per week on average. Moderate drinker: on average more than 3 drinks and up to 7 drinks per week for women and more than 3 drinks and up to 14 drinks per week for men.
Heavier drinker: on average more than 1 drink per day for women and more than 2 drinks per day for men.

2Current drinker: 1 or more drinks in the past year.

<0Negative value too near zero to display.

SOURCE: NIAAA 2001–2002 and 2004–2005 National Epidemiologic Surveys on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

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