National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 150 Table 9.3: Prevalence of Current Drinkers Among Respondents Aged 13 Years and Above in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=10,846) Sociodemographic Characteristics Current Drinkers (13 Years and Above) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper MALAYSIA 824 2,662,605 11.1 9.46 13.07 State Johor 48 207,793 7.6 5.15 11.03 Kedah 24 62,811 4.3* 2.22 8.24 Kelantan 7 9,748 0.8* 0.20 2.73 Melaka 11 18,975 2.8* 0.98 7.94 Negeri Sembilan 24 31,516 4.0 2.18 7.24 Pahang 22 31,904 2.8* 1.43 5.43 Pulau Pinang 43 175,958 13.1* 6.23 25.41 Perak 39 158,676 9.1 5.03 15.92 Perlis 6 1,276 0.7* 0.27 1.87 Selangor 75 478,392 9.5 5.69 15.36 Terengganu 3 950 0.1* 0.02 0.54 Sabah 157 563,066 18.8 12.51 27.37 Sarawak 210 650,551 31.1 24.40 38.61 WP Kuala Lumpur 87 262,082 18.4 11.12 28.99 WP Labuan 66 8,672 12.4 8.19 18.46 WP Putrajaya 2 237 0.4* 0.06 2.09 Location Urban 549 2,120,437 11.4 9.44 13.78 Rural 275 542,168 10.1 7.61 13.37 Sex Male 581 1,942,377 15.8 13.48 18.54 Female 243 720,228 6.2 4.79 7.95 Age Group (Years) 18-19 69 242,785 6.9 4.79 9.88 20-24 76 395,327 13.8 8.85 20.80 25-29 89 398,940 13.3 10.00 17.51 30-34 94 310,974 11.7 8.70 15.53 35-39 100 348,000 14.7 10.98 19.35 40-44 72 242,089 13.2 9.70 17.75 45-49 81 236,638 14.2 10.47 19.06 50-54 60 128,499 8.4 6.14 11.31 55-59 66 166,243 12.4 9.44 16.18 60-64 55 88,689 8.0 5.79 11.00 65-69 30 53,660 6.7 4.10 10.68 70-74 12 20,646 3.8* 1.83 7.52 75 & above 20 30,114 4.6 2.68 7.70 Ethnicity Malaya 37 81,571 0.7 0.41 1.05 Chinese 314 1,261,311 25.3 21.03 30.06 Indian 117 233,429 16.7 12.99 21.28 Bumiputera Sabah 147 341,752 21.7 13.04 33.74 Sociodemographic Characteristics Current Drinkers (13 Years and Above) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Bumiputera Sarawak 155 461,766 42.7 33.90 51.90 Others 54 282,775 11.5 6.79 18.96 Marital Status Single 272 1,095,170 12.7 9.96 16.01 Married 513 1,497,639 10.9 9.21 12.85 Widow(er)/Divorcee 39 69,796 4.6 2.79 7.53 Education Level No Formal Education 37 69,818 6.4 4.12 9.71 Primary Education 172 579,685 10.8 8.07 14.27 Secondary Education 395 1,243,281 10.6 8.68 12.98 Tertiary Education 217 767,026 13.7 10.80 17.14 Occupation Government Employee 50 137,615 8.8 6.30 12.16 Private Employee 356 1,324,837 16.1 13.12 19.55 Self Employed 181 590,263 15.7 11.92 20.42 Unpaid Worker/ Homemaker 81 184,661 5.0 3.51 7.20 Retiree 31 70,541 8.9 5.90 13.13 Student 51 165,426 5.3 3.47 8.00 Not Workingb 74 189,263 6.9 5.17 9.17 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 71 150,704 7.7 4.76 12.10 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 155 424,576 9.2 6.88 12.12 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 248 807,400 11.2 8.80 14.11 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 109 381,222 10.2 7.25 14.05 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 71 326,983 15.5 10.58 22.07 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 29 105,051 10.6 5.91 18.36 RM 10,000 and above 110 400,838 22.5 15.56 31.32 Household Income Quintile Quintile 1 139 335,524 7.7 5.57 10.57 Quintile 2 166 545,407 11.9 8.89 15.86 Quintile 3 152 464,910 10.3 7.84 13.51 Quintile 4 126 418,061 10.1 7.36 13.65 Quintile 5 210 832,872 17.0 13.12 21.86 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 503 1,522,254 10.4 8.76 12.28 Middle 40% 185 743,070 12.8 9.44 17.20 Top 20% 105 331,449 16.5 12.20 21.94 *Prevalence with high RSE, interpret with caution a - Malay includes Orang Asli b - Not working includes Unemployed, and Old Age
Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 151 Table 9.4: Proportion of Binge Drinkers Among Current Drinkers Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=780) Sociodemographic Characteristics Binge Drinkers Count Estimated Population Percentage (%) 95% CI Lower Upper MALAYSIA 348 2,511,485 45.8 39.15 52.65 State Johor 14 64,149 30.9 16.82 49.65 Kedah 7 17,241 28.9* 12.39 53.93 Kelantan 2 4,299 46.5 32.48 61.07 Melaka 1 2,300 13.9* 1.80 58.78 Negeri Sembilan 13 13,400 42.5 23.41 64.16 Pahang 9 16,586 52.0* 21.69 80.90 Pulau Pinang 20 89,958 51.1 31.64 70.28 Perak 21 75,942 53.3 34.20 71.47 Perlis 3 325 41.9* 4.33 92.02 Selangor 30 138,179 30.3 16.78 48.34 Terengganu 0
Sabah 99 386,955 74.8 62.57 84.04 Sarawak 70 232,944 38.7 28.12 50.49 WP Kuala Lumpur 30 104,714 41.7 29.83 54.62 WP Labuan 27 3,632 45.1 31.66 59.21 WP Putrajaya 2 237 100.0* 100.00 100.00 Location Urban 225 911,282 45.3 37.31 53.48 Rural 123 239,580 48.1 39.23 57.02 Sex Male 275 917,070 49.5 41.43 57.52 Female 73 233,792 35.6 27.52 44.52 Age Group (Years) 18-19 12 41,767 45.6 23.78 69.19 20-24 45 215,406 54.5 31.53 75.68 25-29 43 153,085 38.4 26.71 51.54 30-34 50 182,979 58.8 45.55 70.96 35-39 55 188,729 54.2 42.88 65.17 40-44 34 120,274 49.7 33.68 65.75 45-49 28 79,354 33.5 20.97 48.96 50-54 17 33,354 26.0 15.10 40.87 55-59 26 70,800 42.6 29.36 56.97 60-64 19 31,598 35.6 20.88 53.72 65-69 9 12,857 24.0* 9.24 49.36 70-74 5 12,359 59.9 26.41 86.11 75 & above 5 8,299 27.6* 9.89 56.86 Ethnicity Malaya 22 50,083 63.3 40.78 81.17 Chinese 94 422,257 35.0 27.02 43.84 Indian 60 120,478 53.6 38.96 67.57 Sociodemographic Characteristics Binge Drinkers Count Estimated Population Percentage (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Bumiputera Sabah 91 235,629 77.8 68.23 85.11 Bumiputera Sarawak 56 170,469 40.5 28.19 54.12 Others 25 151,946 55.1 30.07 77.73 Marital Status Single 123 428,399 45.2 35.15 55.73 Married 209 691,315 46.3 38.70 53.98 Widow(er)/Divorcee 16 31,148 44.6 26.39 64.43 Education Level No Formal Education 16 25,429 36.4 18.49 59.13 Primary Education 62 240,222 46.9 30.35 64.14 Secondary Education 168 534,602 46.1 37.26 55.20 Tertiary Education 101 349,763 45.6 35.43 56.15 Occupation Government Employee 19 64,237 46.7 28.59 65.69 Private Employee 175 575,033 43.8 35.40 52.56 Self Employed 80 289,001 49.6 35.49 63.79 Unpaid Worker/ Homemaker 24 66,545 37.0 22.15 54.69 Retiree 14 29,288 41.5 22.68 63.21 Student 6 18,338 41.7* 20.12 67.02 Not Workingb 30 108,419 59.0 42.57 73.62 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 30 58,203 43.8 26.83 62.38 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 77 228,015 58.4 48.16 67.90 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 101 362,614 48.5 36.03 61.23 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 44 169,187 46.8 32.08 62.11 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 25 95,924 29.3 15.74 47.98 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 12 45,687 44.8 22.32 69.62 RM 10,000 and above 48 164,080 42.5 25.20 61.81 Household Income Quintile Quintile 1 62 152,371 51.0 41.52 60.37 Quintile 2 71 293,441 57.3 43.17 70.28 Quintile 3 68 183,994 43.5 31.06 56.87 Quintile 4 51 188,213 47.3 33.57 61.40 Quintile 5 85 305,692 37.5 27.68 48.46 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 219 714,058 50.6 42.75 58.46 Middle 40% 68 232,844 32.7 22.95 44.25 Top 20% 50 176,810 54.4 43.02 65.30 *Prevalence with high RSE, interpret with caution a - Malay includes Orang Asli b - Not working includes Unemployed, and Old Age
National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 152 Table 9.5: Proportion of Heavy Episodic Drinkers Among Current Drinkers Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=780) Sociodemographic Characteristics Heavy Episodic Drinkers Count Estimated Population Percentage (%) 95% CI Lower Upper MALAYSIA 62 212,145 8.4 5.81 12.13 State Johor 1 2,720 1.3* 0.18 8.91 Kedah 2 6,751 11.3* 3.92 28.54 Kelantan 1 2,100 22.7* 10.70 41.86 Melaka 0
Negeri Sembilan 2 2,840 9.0* 2.29 29.48 Pahang 1 1,866 5.9* 0.88 30.39 Pulau Pinang 3 20,119 11.4* 4.07 28.20 Perak 3 16,050 11.3* 2.44 39.20 Perlis 2 300 38.7* 3.89 90.79 Selangor 8 23,950 5.2* 2.19 12.07 Terengganu 0
Sabah 18 57,147 11.0* 5.14 22.16 Sarawak 14 64,691 10.8* 4.95 21.81 WP Kuala Lumpur 4 13,120 5.2* 1.83 14.05 WP Labuan 3 490 6.1* 1.94 17.50 WP Putrajaya 0
Location Urban 44 174,620 8.7 5.61 13.18 Rural 18 37,525 7.5* 3.99 13.76 Sex Male 57 191,248 10.3 7.15 14.66 Female 5 20,896 3.2* 0.98 9.86 Age Group (Years) 18-19 5 16,046 17.5* 6.06 41.10 20-24 9 43,570 11.0* 4.79 23.36 25-29 7 31,575 7.9* 3.69 16.15 30-34 4 19,492 6.3* 1.78 19.77 35-39 5 8,696 2.5* 0.71 8.41 40-44 5 22,239 9.2* 3.36 22.76 45-49 9 31,408 13.3* 5.78 27.64 50-54 3 2,953 2.3* 0.72 7.07 55-59 7 18,136 10.9* 4.36 24.73 60-64 4 11,072 12.5* 4.12 32.11 65-69 2 936 1.7* 0.33 8.62 70-74 1 2,720 13.2* 1.75 56.32 75 & above 1 3,300 11.0* 1.52 49.58 Ethnicity Malaya 3 5,952 7.5* 2.19 22.83 Chinese 24 94,558 7.8* 4.26 13.97 Indian 9 27,018 12.0* 5.56 24.06 Sociodemographic Characteristics Heavy Episodic Drinkers Count Estimated Population Percentage (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Bumiputera Sabah 17 50,597 16.7* 8.91 29.14 Bumiputera Sarawak 7 30,440 7.2* 3.17 15.66 Others 2 3,580 1.3* 0.18 8.69 Marital Status Single 21 90,070 9.5 5.45 16.09 Married 35 107,189 7.2 4.53 11.18 Widow(er)/Divorcee 6 14,886 21.3* 7.79 46.54 Education Level No Formal Education 2 4,066 5.8* 1.10 25.57 Primary Education 15 44,567 8.7* 4.34 16.66 Secondary Education 35 116,808 10.1 6.42 15.45 Tertiary Education 10 46,704 6.1* 2.93 12.23 Occupation Government Employee 3 11,720 8.5* 2.70 23.79 Private Employee 27 94,776 7.2 4.40 11.61 Self Employed 23 71,619 12.3 7.09 20.48 Unpaid Worker/ Homemaker 2 4,944 2.7* 0.57 12.17 Retiree 2 7,080 10.0* 2.61 31.73 Student 1 100 0.2* 0.03 1.81 Not Workingb 4 21,907 11.9* 4.26 29.17 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 5 10,314 7.8* 3.46 16.49 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 16 46,153 11.8 7.30 18.55 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 20 72,963 9.8* 4.65 19.35 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 6 25,595 7.1* 1.91 22.98 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 3 12,483 3.8* 1.17 11.70 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 3 11,208 11.0* 2.75 34.99 RM 10,000 and above 9 33,429 8.7* 3.89 18.14 Household Income Quintile Quintile 1 10 22,813 7.6* 3.90 14.41 Quintile 2 19 61,946 12.1 6.84 20.49 Quintile 3 11 41,342 9.8* 4.21 21.09 Quintile 4 7 28,923 7.3* 2.27 20.87 Quintile 5 15 57,120 7.0 3.90 12.27 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 39 125,826 8.9 5.64 13.83 Middle 40% 14 49,370 6.9* 3.07 14.91 Top 20% 9 36,949 11.4* 5.63 21.59 *Prevalence with high RSE, interpret with caution a - Malay includes Orang Asli b - Not working includes Unemployed, and Old Age