The Scottish Health Survey 2011: Volume 1 - Adults

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


Table 3.3 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level and mean units by drinking category, 2008-2011 combined, (age-standardised), by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and sex

Aged 16 and over
2008-2011 combined

Drinking categorya/ Alcohol units per week Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation SIMD 85/15
5th
(least deprived)
4th 3rd 2nd 1st
(most deprived)
85% least deprived 15% most deprived
% % % % % % %
Men
Non drinker 7 9 10 14 16 10 17
Moderate 64 63 64 61 58 63 57
Hazardous/Harmful 29 28 27 26 26 27 26
Mean units
Moderate 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.9 7.7
Hazardous/Harmful 36.7 40.7 43.1 43.6 52.8 41.1 54.9
SE of the mean
Moderate 0.20 0.18 0.19 0.21 0.21 0.09 0.24
Hazardous/Harmful 0.85 1.09 2.74 1.55 2.17 0.74 2.69
Women
Non drinker 10 12 15 19 24 14 24
Moderate 66 68 66 66 61 66 61
Hazardous/Harmful 24 20 19 16 15 19 14
Mean units
Moderate 4.7 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.7 4.2 3.7
Hazardous/Harmful 24.9 26.7 28.0 27.8 30.6 26.9 30.6
SE of the mean
Moderate 0.10 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.05 0.11
Hazardous/Harmful 0.53 0.92 1.01 0.89 1.25 0.42 1.36
Bases (weighted):
Men 2686 2955 2664 2656 2567 11594 1936
Men: non-drinker 190 256 255 363 417 1154 330
Men: moderate 1706 1873 1701 1609 1483 7259 1107
Men: hazardous/harmful 790 826 708 684 667 3181 499
Women 2905 3058 2918 2963 2968 12606 2206
Women: non-drinker 295 379 432 550 706 1820 535
Women: moderate 1923 2064 1934 1952 1820 8333 1355
Women: hazardous/harmful 687 615 552 461 443 2453 316
Bases (weighted):
Men 2214 2856 2652 2337 2316 10591 1784
Men: non-drinker 157 259 293 333 388 1120 310
Men: moderate 1415 1845 1701 1431 1331 6708 1015
Men: hazardous/harmful 642 752 658 573 597 2763 459
Women 2819 3574 3398 3095 3222 13634 2474
Women: non-drinker 286 447 558 608 777 2080 596
Women: moderate 1881 2456 2262 2032 1977 9082 1526
Women: hazardous/harmful 652 671 578 455 468 2472 352

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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