Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 1: main report

Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2014, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.


Table 2.9 Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week, 2014, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over and drank alcohol in past week 2014
% who drank on >5 days / mean number
of days drank alcohol in last weeka
Age Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
  % % % % % % % %
Men
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past weeka
Drank on >5 days 2 1 4 10 15 26 35 11
Mean number of days 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.9 2.7
SE of the mean 0.19 0.11 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.16 0.22 0.06
Women
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past weeka
Drank on >5 days 2 2 5 4 12 18 28 8
Mean number of days 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.9 2.9 3.4 2.4
SE of the mean 0.15 0.10 0.11 0.10 0.14 0.16 0.26 0.05
All Adults
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past weeka
Drank on >5 days 2 2 4 7 13 23 32 10
Mean number of days 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.7 2.6
SE of the mean 0.14 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.13 0.20 0.05
Bases (weighted):
Men 164 229 231 279 253 186 95 1437
Women 156 198 219 283 210 142 92 1301
All adults 320 427 450 562 464 328 188 2738
Bases (unweighted):
Men 110 161 197 242 261 248 127 1346
Women 109 176 246 265 253 204 107 1360
All adults 219 337 443 507 514 452 234 2706

a Of those who drank alcohol in the last week

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