Exploring perceptions of alcohol consumption in unlicensed public places among individuals aged 40 and over: A qualitative study across socioeconomically diverse neighbourhoods in Madrid, Spain

Figures & data

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants

		Neighbourhood
		Low SES (n = 102)	Middle SES (n = 77)	High SES (n = 40)
Sex	Male	44.1 (45)	33.8 (26)	47.5 (19)
	Female	55.9 (57)	66.2 (51)	52.5 (21)
Age	40–59	63.7 (65)	63.6 (49)	52.5 (21)
	60–79	34.3 (35)	36.4 (28)	45.0 (18)
	≥80	2.0 (2)	—	2.5 (1)
Academic level	Primary school or less	28.4 (29)	11.7 (9)	5.0 (2)
	Secondary school	33.3 (34)	42.9 (33)	10.0 (4)
	Tertiary school	38.2 (39)	45.4 (35)	85.0 (34)
Labour status	Working (full-time or part-time)	63.7 (65)	59.7 (46)	67.5 (27)
	Unemployed	9.8 (10)	9.1 (7)	—
	Retired	22.5 (23)	28.6 (22)	27.5 (11)
	Home duties	3.9 (4)	2.6 (2)	5.0 (2)
Country of origin	Spain	68.6 (70)	79.2 (61)	100.0 (40)
	Other	31.4 (32)	20.8 (16)	—
Living arrangement	Living alone	25.5 (26)	20.8 (16)	17.5 (7)
	Cohabiting	74.5 (76)	79.2 (61)	82.5 (33)
Smoking* status	Smoker	32.4 (33)	24.7 (19)	17.5 (7)
	Nonsmoker	45.1 (46)	53.2 (41)	45.0 (18)
	Former smoker	18.6 (19)	16.9 (13)	22.5 (9)
	Former smoker (quitting programs)	2.0 (2)	2.6 (2)	10.0 (4)
Alcohol* consumption	Drink	55.9 (57)	58.4 (45)	60.0 (24)
	Abstainer	42.2 (43)	39.0 (30)	35.0 (14)

*Key informants were not asked about their smoking status and their alcohol consumption.

Table 2. Profiles of participants in semi-structured interviews (SSIs)

Neighbourhood	SSIs profile	Age
Low SES neighbourhood	Key informant 1: School director	40–59
	Key informant 2: Health centre director	40–59
	SSI1: retired female, married, stay-at-home spouse.	60–79
	SSI2: retired male.	60–79
	SSI3: retired male.	40–59
	SSI4: male, Latino resident.	40–59
	SSI5: female, Latino Resident.	40–59
	SSI6: retired female, with family responsibilities.	60–79
	SSI7: retired female, has participated in fitness programs.	60–79
	SSI8: retired male, without family responsibilities.	60–79
	SSI9: male, Latino resident, with family responsibilities.	40–59
	SSI10: female, Latino resident, with family responsibilities.	40–59
Medium SES neighbourhood	Key informant 1: School director	40–59
	Key informant 2: Health centre director	40–59
	SSI1: retired female, married, with family responsibilities.	60–79
	SSI2: female, tertiary school.	40–59
	SSI3: retired male.	60–79
	SSI4: male, secondary school, with family responsibilities.	40–59
	SSI5: female, secondary school.	40–59
	SSI6: female, secondary school.	40–59
	SSI7: married, stay-at-home spouse.	60–79
	SSI8: retired female, has participated in fitness programs.	60–79
	SSI9: retired male, has participated in fitness programs, with family responsibilities.	60–79
	SSI10: male, tertiary school.	40–59
High SES neighbourhood	Key informant 1: School director	60–79
	Key informant 2: Health centre director	40–59
	SSI1: retired male.	60–79
	SSI2: retired male.	60–79
	SSI3: female, tertiary school.	40–59
	SSI4: female, tertiary school.	40–59
	SSI5: female, secondary school, without family responsibilities.	40–59
	SSI6: married, stay-at-home spouse.	60–79
	SSI7: female, tertiary school, with family responsibilities.	40–59
	SSI8: female, secondary school, with family responsibilities.	40–59
	SSI9: male, tertiary school, without family responsibilities.	40–59
	SSI10: male, tertiary school, with family responsibilities.	40–59
	SSI11: male, tertiary school.	40–59

Table 3. Profiles of participants in the focus groups (FGs) conducted across all three neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood	FGs profile	Age	Number of participants
Low SES neighbourhood	FG1: mixed-sex, Latino residents, workers and unemployed.	40–59	7
	FG2: mixed-sex, steady workers.	40–59	6
	FG3: mixed-sex, precarious workers.	40–59	7
	FG4: women, differences in family responsibilities.	60–79	6
	FG5: mixed-sex, older adults.	60–79	6
	FG6: women, Latino and Spanish residents, differences in family responsibilities.	40–59	7
	FG7: mixed-sex, Latino and Spanish residents, precarious workers and unemployed.	40–59	7
	FG8: men, older adults.	≥60	6
	FG9: women, Latino and Spanish residents, differences in family responsibilities and labour status.	40–59	7
	FG10: mixed-sex, Latino residents, steady workers.	≥40	6
	FG11: women, differences in family responsibilities and labour status.	≥40	7
	FG12: mixed-sex, precarious workers.	≥40	6
	FG13: men, workers and unemployed.	40–59	6
	FG14: men, older adults, retired and workers.	60–79	6
Medium SES neighbourhood	FG1: mixed-sex, Latino and Spanish residents, precarious workers and unemployed.	40–59	8
	FG2: mixed-sex, Latino and Spanish residents, precarious workers and unemployed.	40–59	6
	FG3: women, older adults, differences in family responsibilities.	60–79	6
	FG4: mixed-sex, steady workers.	40–59	6
	FG5: men, older adults.	60–79	5
	FG6: women, older adults.	60–79	5
	FG7: mixed-sex, older adults.	60–79	6
	FG8: women, differences in family responsibilities.	40–59	6
	FG9: mixed-sex, differences in family responsibilities.	40–59	6
	FG10: mixed-sex, Latino residents.	40–59	5
	FG11: mixed-sex, steady workers.	40–59	6
High SES neighbourhood	FG1: mixed-sex, high-demanding jobs, differences in family responsibilities.	40–59	7
	FG2: mixed-sex, high-demanding jobs, differences in family responsibilities.	40–59	7
	FG3: mixed-sex, older adults.	≥60	6
	FG4: mixed-sex, older adults, retired.	60–79	7

Figure 1. Relationship between concepts, subcategories, and the core category.