Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Published: 3 October 2017
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781788512763

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Table 1.1 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level, 2003 to 2016

Aged 16 and over	2003 - 2016
Alcohol units per week	2003	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level^a
Non-drinker	8	10	10	12	11	12	12	14	14	13
Moderate	45	45	49	48	51	50	53	51	51	53
Hazardous / Harmful	47	44	41	39	38	38	34	35	36	35
Mean units per week^b	21.8	20.3	19.7	18.4	17.0	17.5	15.7	15.9	17.2	16.9
SE of the mean	0.66	0.61	0.84	0.55	0.45	0.67	0.52	0.48	0.69	0.80
Women
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level^a
Non-drinker	13	13	16	17	17	17	20	18	18	19
Moderate	64	67	66	65	65	65	64	65	66	63
Hazardous / Harmful	23	20	18	18	18	18	16	17	17	17
Mean units per week^b	10.6	10.1	9.4	9.2	9.1	9.3	8.6	9.0	8.7	8.8
SE of the mean	0.35	0.38	0.28	0.27	0.27	0.39	0.30	0.39	0.30	0.37
All adults
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level^a
Non-drinker	11	12	13	15	14	15	16	16	16	16
Moderate	55	57	58	57	58	57	59	59	58	58
Hazardous / Harmful	34	32	29	28	28	28	25	25	26	26
Mean units per week^b	16.1	15.0	14.5	13.7	13.1	13.3	12.2	12.4	12.9	12.8
SE of the mean	0.39	0.38	0.47	0.33	0.30	0.40	0.33	0.35	0.39	0.47
Bases (weighted):
Men	3791	3011	3572	3388	3551	2253	2303	2171	2350	2031
Male drinkers	3437	2673	3168	2953	3131	1963	2005	1844	2003	1744
Women	4215	3317	3906	3711	3874	2464	2501	2389	2564	2199
Female drinkers	3578	2831	3241	3047	3164	2022	1963	1951	2077	1736
All adults	8006	6329	7478	7098	7425	4717	4805	4560	4914	4230
All drinkers	7015	5504	6409	6000	6294	3985	3968	3795	4080	3480
Bases (unweighted):
Men	3558	2796	3272	3064	3239	2095	2108	2028	2212	1869
Male drinkers	3218	2463	2876	2654	2842	1794	1815	1737	1856	1587
Women	4482	3578	4227	4076	4220	2657	2724	2564	2723	2395
Female drinkers	3791	3033	3481	3297	3415	2153	2144	2063	2156	1889
All adults	8040	6374	7499	7140	7459	4752	4832	4592	4935	4264
All drinkers	7009	5496	6357	5951	6257	3947	3959	3800	4012	3476

a Non-drinker: no units per week; Moderate: >0 units and up to 14 units; Hazardous/harmful: more than 14 units. Figures for men / all adults have been revised for 2003 to 2014 in line with these new guidelines
b Those who had consumed alcohol in the past year

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Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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Table 1.1 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level, 2003 to 2016

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