The Scottish Health Survey 2011: Volume 1 - Adults

Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on adult health


Table 3.2 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level and mean units by drinking category, 2008-2011 combined, (age-standardised), by equivalised household income quintile and sex

Aged 16 and over
2008-2011 combined

Drinking categorya/ Alcohol units per week Equivalised annual household income quintile
1st
(highest)
2nd 3rd 4th 5th
(lowest)
% % % % %
Men
Non drinker 5 7 10 15 21
Moderate 61 65 61 63 56
Hazardous/Harmful 35 28 28 22 24
Mean units
Moderate 9.0 8.3 7.4 7.5 6.8
Hazardous/Harmful 39.1 38.6 42.9 44.3 61.6
SE of the mean
Moderate 0.20 0.20 0.19 0.25 0.26
Hazardous/Harmful 2.22 0.85 1.82 1.80 3.23
Women
Non drinker 8 10 14 18 24
Moderate 65 69 68 66 62
Hazardous/Harmful 27 21 18 16 14
Mean units
Moderate 5.1 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.2
Hazardous/Harmful 26.0 26.1 26.4 26.4 37.2
SE of the mean
Moderate 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.11 0.11
Hazardous/Harmful 0.75 0.66 0.88 0.92 1.98
Bases (weighted):
Men 2929 2625 2311 2069 1746
Men: non-drinker 132 177 232 310 364
Men: moderate 1772 1704 1421 1304 971
Men: hazardous/harmful 1024 744 658 454 411
Women 2677 2644 2479 2490 2259
Women: non-drinker 215 258 336 440 549
Women: moderate 1732 1837 1697 1650 1399
Women: hazardous/harmful 730 549 445 399 311
Bases (unweighted):
Men 2516 2328 2149 2063 1655
Men: non-drinker 109 151 238 316 352
Men: moderate 1554 1523 1356 1343 920
Men: hazardous/harmful 853 654 555 404 383
Women 2713 2827 2745 2859 2520
Women: non-drinker 172 266 407 583 642
Women: moderate 1796 1982 1870 1885 1577
Women: hazardous/harmful 745 579 468 391 301

a Non-drinker: no units per week; Moderate: >0 units and up to 21 units for men / 14 units for women; hazardous/harmful: more than 21 units for men / 14 units for women.

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