Abstract：Objective To investigate the current status of harmful drinking behavior among urban residents in Xingtai City so as to provide evidence for developing the intervention measures. Methods A random cluster sampling method was used to select 5,800 urban residents aged above 18 years in Xingtai City in 2014. We conducted a questionnaire survey on basic demographic information and drinking behavior, and then analyzed the drinking rates based on different gender, age and occupation groups. Results The excessive drinking rate and the acute excessive drinking rate of urban residents in Xingtai City were 5.03% and 24.03% respectively, and the above-mentioned rates were both higher in the males than in the females (χ2=157.30, P=0.00; χ2=648.90, P=0.00). There were statistically significant differences in the above-mentioned rates among different age groups (χ2=18.39,P=0.00; χ2=71.77,P=0.00). The excessive drinking rate of the age group of 35- years was the highest (6.70%), while the acute excessive drinking rate of the age group of 18- years was the highest (27.25%). There were statistically significant differences in the above-mentioned rates among different occupation groups (χ2=32.00,P=0.00; χ2=107.10,P=0.00). The above-mentioned rates of the administrative units were both the highest, with 7.47% and 31.94% respectively. Among female groups with different occupations, the acute excessive drinking rate of the females in colleges was the highest (14.3%). Conclusions The males are the main group for harmful drinking, and more attention should be paid to the young and middle-aged, the staff of administrative units and female group in college. It is necessary to formulate intervention measures based on the distribution characteristics of harmful drinking population.
2016, Vol. 23 
