Table 4-6. 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 frequency of drinking enough to feel drunk at Wave 1 among Wave 1 current drinkers.

Table 4-6. 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 frequency of drinking enough to feel drunk among Wave 1 current drinkers.1

Wave 1 past‑year frequency of drinking enough to feel drunk
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.

Never in the past year

Physical functioning
— Wave 1

52.45

0.10

52.87

0.13

52.05

0.13

54.51

0.23

54.28

0.11

52.01

0.17

48.08

0.26

— change from Wave 1

-1.07

0.09

-0.92

0.13

-1.21

0.11

-0.02

0.25

-0.58

0.13

-1.35

0.15

-2.13

0.27

Role-physical
— Wave 1

52.22

0.11

52.50

0.16

51.95

0.14

53.97

0.26

54.00

0.13

51.76

0.18

48.17

0.26

— change from Wave 1

-1.64

0.11

-1.52

0.15

-1.76

0.14

-1.10

0.31

-1.47

0.16

-1.83

0.17

-1.90

0.25

Bodily pain
— Wave 1

50.90

0.13

51.28

0.19

50.54

0.17

53.15

0.32

52.19

0.21

50.25

0.20

48.18

0.28

— change from Wave 1

0.34

0.13

0.45

0.18

0.24

0.17

0.97

0.38

0.62

0.22

-0.14

0.21

0.40

0.30

General health
— Wave 1

52.10

0.14

52.14

0.18

52.06

0.17

54.51

0.33

54.15

0.18

51.14

0.22

48.15

0.32

— change from Wave 1

-1.30

0.10

-1.56

0.16

-1.05

0.12

-0.79

0.33

-1.32

0.16

-1.46

0.17

-1.15

0.23

Vitality
— Wave 1

54.71

0.12

55.78

0.17

53.69

0.13

56.00

0.36

55.34

0.18

54.39

0.19

53.29

0.25

— change from Wave 1

-1.80

0.11

-1.82

0.17

-1.78

0.15

-1.79

0.43

-1.56

0.20

-1.58

0.18

-2.84

0.27

Social functioning
— Wave 1

52.93

0.09

53.44

0.13

52.43

0.13

53.34

0.30

53.38

0.13

52.66

0.15

52.23

0.19

— change from Wave 1

-0.56

0.10

-0.53

0.13

-0.59

0.14

-0.15

0.35

-0.52

0.16

-0.41

0.16

-1.20

0.26

Role-emotional
— Wave 1

52.17

0.10

52.72

0.13

51.65

0.13

52.51

0.27

52.79

0.13

51.90

0.17

51.14

0.21

— change from Wave 1

-1.92

0.11

-1.86

0.14

-1.98

0.13

-1.59

0.35

-1.71

0.19

-1.85

0.18

-2.75

0.24

Mental health
— Wave 1

52.91

0.12

54.31

0.14

51.57

0.15

52.54

0.40

52.72

0.17

52.46

0.18

54.55

0.24

— change from Wave 1

-0.41

0.12

-0.69

0.16

-0.13

0.15

0.41

-0.75

0.18

0.04

0.19

-0.84

0.24

Physical Component Summary (NBPCS)
— Wave 1

51.67

0.12

51.69

0.16

51.66

0.15

54.55

0.25

53.94

0.14

51.02

0.20

46.34

0.28

— change from Wave 1

-0.83

0.10

-0.71

0.14

-0.96

0.11

-0.08

0.27

-0.44

0.14

-1.32

0.15

-1.08

0.23

Mental Component Summary (NBMCS)
— Wave 1

53.30

0.09

54.45

0.12

52.21

0.13

52.73

0.32

52.95

0.15

53.05

0.15

54.97

0.20

— change from Wave 1

-1.17

0.10

-1.33

0.14

-1.01

0.14

-1.01

0.32

-1.34

0.18

-0.70

0.17

-1.87

0.20

1 to 11 times in the past year

Physical functioning
— Wave 1

53.91

0.12

54.16

0.15

53.61

0.17

55.01

0.19

54.45

0.14

52.27

0.33

49.26

0.91

— change from Wave 1

-0.61

0.11

-0.45

0.16

-0.81

0.17

-0.32

0.21

-0.49

0.15

-0.80

0.29

-3.14

0.84

Role-physical
— Wave 1

53.45

0.12

53.72

0.18

53.11

0.18

54.53

0.24

53.81

0.18

52.30

0.33

48.57

0.93

— change from Wave 1

-1.48

0.16

-1.20

0.21

-1.83

0.22

-1.71

0.35

-1.31

0.21

-1.58

0.33

-2.23

0.96

Bodily pain
— Wave 1

51.87

0.17

52.07

0.25

51.62

0.24

53.02

0.33

52.27

0.22

50.33

0.45

48.37

0.96

— change from Wave 1

0.35

0.20

0.49

0.28

0.17

0.26

0.29

0.40

0.47

0.24

0.19

0.44

-0.31

1.19

General health
— Wave 1

53.30

0.17

53.17

0.22

53.46

0.25

54.21

0.32

54.08

0.22

51.44

0.40

47.13

1.05

— change from Wave 1

-0.73

0.15

-0.84

0.21

-0.60

0.21

0.07

0.36

-0.90

0.21

-0.92

0.35

-1.36

0.90

Vitality
— Wave 1

54.28

0.15

55.32

0.20

53.01

0.23

54.49

0.33

54.31

0.20

54.23

0.35

52.92

0.96

— change from Wave 1

-1.27

0.18

-1.12

0.24

-1.46

0.24

-1.64

0.43

-1.13

0.23

-1.31

0.35

-1.24

0.87

Social functioning
— Wave 1

52.71

0.12

53.45

0.17

51.80

0.21

53.14

0.30

52.93

0.17

51.89

0.33

51.98

0.78

— change from Wave 1

-0.29

0.16

-0.34

0.20

-0.23

0.22

-0.84

0.36

-0.36

0.21

0.44

0.35

-0.68

1.01

Role-emotional
— Wave 1

52.06

0.13

52.93

0.17

51.00

0.19

51.90

0.30

52.40

0.15

51.52

0.35

51.05

0.73

— change from Wave 1

-1.72

0.18

-1.73

0.22

-1.70

0.27

-1.38

0.38

-1.80

0.23

-1.30

0.34

-5.26

1.04

Mental health
— Wave 1

51.47

0.15

52.75

0.23

49.89

0.24

51.47

0.36

51.58

0.20

50.86

0.38

53.62

0.79

— change from Wave 1

0.12

0.19

0.14

0.24

0.10

0.29

0.17

0.45

-0.16

0.24

0.93

0.40

-0.73

0.86

Physical Component Summary (NBPCS)
— Wave 1

53.66

0.13

53.47

0.18

53.90

0.20

55.13

0.22

54.25

0.18

51.85

0.35

47.01

0.96

— change from Wave 1

-0.58

0.13

-0.39

0.17

-0.82

0.19

-0.44

0.25

-0.39

0.17

-1.06

0.29

-1.41

0.93

Mental Component Summary (NBMCS)
— Wave 1

51.79

0.14

53.13

0.19

50.15

0.21

51.38

0.34

51.84

0.17

51.72

0.33

53.99

0.63

— change from Wave 1

-0.76

0.18

-0.82

0.21

-0.69

0.27

-0.87

0.39

-0.98

0.23

0.08

0.35

-2.07

0.70

12 or more times in the past year

Physical functioning
— Wave 1

53.87

0.19

54.00

0.24

53.60

0.29

55.15

0.22

53.98

0.28

52.23

0.52

49.03

1.10

— change from Wave 1

-0.78

0.18

-0.65

0.24

-1.06

0.32

-0.08

0.27

-0.93

0.33

-1.47

0.46

-2.05

1.47

Role-physical
— Wave 1

53.03

0.22

53.26

0.27

52.54

0.33

54.58

0.27

53.00

0.32

51.23

0.54

48.04

0.96

— change from Wave 1

-1.40

0.26

-1.21

0.30

-1.81

0.47

-1.05

0.36

-1.48

0.42

-1.72

0.63

-2.15

1.33

Bodily pain
— Wave 1

51.04

0.32

51.08

0.40

50.96

0.49

52.90

0.48

50.55

0.50

49.45

0.74

47.61

1.18

— change from Wave 1

1.41

0.32

1.54

0.39

1.11

0.57

1.61

0.53

1.54

0.51

0.46

0.69

1.88

1.29

General health
— Wave 1

52.85

0.29

52.84

0.39

52.89

0.43

54.74

0.39

52.97

0.45

49.79

0.76

48.41

1.20

— change from Wave 1

-0.66

0.21

-0.58

0.28

-0.84

0.36

-0.04

0.36

-0.91

0.32

-1.36

0.63

-0.47

1.16

Vitality
— Wave 1

54.19

0.27

54.90

0.30

52.66

0.43

54.27

0.40

54.35

0.41

53.65

0.72

53.81

1.05

— change from Wave 1

-1.00

0.30

-0.86

0.39

-1.29

0.49

-0.22

0.48

-1.31

0.47

-1.55

0.69

-1.85

1.45

Social functioning
— Wave 1

51.53

0.28

52.02

0.32

50.49

0.45

52.33

0.43

51.33

0.41

50.24

0.64

51.82

1.03

— change from Wave 1

0.21

0.29

0.10

0.37

0.43

0.48

-0.19

0.56

0.35

0.43

0.88

0.76

-0.55

1.47

Role-emotional
— Wave 1

50.97

0.24

51.56

0.28

49.71

0.37

51.63

0.35

50.98

0.37

49.72

0.57

50.27

0.93

— change from Wave 1

-1.31

0.27

-1.25

0.32

-1.42

0.48

-1.13

0.46

-1.28

0.39

-1.13

0.68

-3.47

1.52

Mental health
— Wave 1

50.64

0.29

51.88

0.30

47.99

0.55

51.00

0.44

50.28

0.44

49.84

0.77

54.00

1.06

— change from Wave 1

0.40

0.27

-0.03

0.33

1.30

0.47

-0.02

0.51

0.38

0.41

1.48

0.69

-0.09

0.96

Physical Component Summary (NBPCS)
— Wave 1

53.52

0.22

53.29

0.29

54.00

0.32

55.46

0.26

53.51

0.34

51.34

0.57

46.90

1.07

— change from Wave 1

-0.41

0.20

-0.14

0.25

-0.99

0.38

0.32

-0.54

0.35

-1.59

0.52

-0.50

1.20

Mental Component Summary (NBMCS)
— Wave 1

50.73

0.26

51.82

0.27

48.39

0.47

50.75

0.41

50.56

0.40

50.12

0.69

54.17

0.93

— change from Wave 1

-0.33

0.25

-0.57

0.31

0.17

0.46

-0.63

0.48

-0.32

0.39

0.63

0.70

-1.56

1.12

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

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

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