Do sex differences in drinking and leisure patterns vary across age and marital status groupings? Previous studies of drinking and leisure have ignored potential sex-age and sex-marital status interactions in their analyses. Using data from a Canadian national survey on alcohol (N=7,023), we addressed two issues: (1) the extent that leisure participation among current drinkers varies for each sex-age and sex-marital status group and (2) the extent that sex differences in alcohol consumed in various leisure settings are related to age and marital status? Analyses of variance results indicated that many sex differences in both leisure involvement and drinking-leisure patterns are dependent on age and marital status. The findings showed a convergence of lifestyle between men and women as they age on leisure patterns and, to a lesser extent, drinking in leisure settings. Convergence in both leisure and drinking occurred with marriage, with most change in behaviour shown by males.
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