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Aims  This study investigated associations between self‐reported illness, social factors and health behaviours and non‐drinking among young people aged 18–34 years.

Design  Logistic regression analysis of cross‐sectional national survey data, collected from the Health Survey for England 2006 and 2008. Data were collected through face‐to‐face interviews and are self‐reported.

Participants and settings  A total of 2826 male and 3618 females aged 18–34 years drawn from a nationally representative multi‐stage stratified probability sampling design across England.

Measurements  Non‐drinkers were based on those who reported ‘no’ to drinking alcohol currently. Exposure measures included self‐reports of having a limiting long‐standing illness, long‐standing illness or self‐reported poor health. We adjusted for ethnicity, income, education, general physical activity and other factors.

Findings  Having a …