Employment Status and Its Association With Psychological Distress and Alcohol Consumption

Purpose: The objective of this analysis was to find an association between employment status, psychological distress, and alcohol consumption. Methods: Data from the 2020 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data used. Patient health questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) average number drinks per week were used assess distress drinking status. Results: Out 3865 people who answered survey in year 2020, 1890 (59.11%) employed one or multiple jobs during time survey. sample included 1561 men 2204 women with age 48.4 years. More than half (58.7%) them Non-Hispanic White followed by Hispanic Black at 15.73% 10.32%, respectively. Bivariate showed a significant employment, (p value=0.032), value=0.002); 60.59% participants reporting severe (PHQ-4 score 9-12) unemployed. Alternatively, 73.1% respondents reported no stress 0-2). While more (75.97%) those unemployed consumed only 1-2 on average, 7.27% >13 average. After adjusting for covariates, regression highly value< 0.001) unemployment (OR=1.55; 95% CI 1.03, 2.31), consumption (OR=0.67; 0.48, 0.92). Conclusion: Unemployment is associated outcomes like However, being found be strongly drinking. We do not know if coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic risk factor given outcomes.