The Scottish Health Survey 2008
The Scottish Health Survey 2008
Table 3.8 Estimated alcohol consumption level on heaviest drinking day in past week (observed and age-standardised), by NS-SEC of household reference person and sex
Aged 16 and over
2008
Alcohol units per day |
NS-SEC of household reference person |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Managerial & professional |
Intermediate |
Small employers & own account workers |
Lower supervisory & technical |
Semi-routine & routine |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Men |
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Observed |
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Did not drink in last week |
24 |
30 |
26 |
32 |
38 |
Under 2 units |
16 |
16 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
Over 2 and up to (& including) 3 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Over 3 and up to (& including) 4 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
9 |
6 |
Over 4 and up to (& including) 5 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
Over 5 and up to (& including) 6 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
Over 6 and up to (& including) 8 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
Over 8+ |
28 |
28 |
27 |
26 |
26 |
Consumed over 4 units |
47 |
47 |
42 |
44 |
41 |
Consumed over 8 units |
28 |
28 |
27 |
26 |
26 |
Mean units |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.29 |
0.54 |
0.66 |
0.50 |
0.39 |
Standardised |
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Did not drink in last week |
25 |
31 |
25 |
32 |
39 |
Under 2 units |
16 |
15 |
18 |
10 |
10 |
Over 2 and up to (& including) 3 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Over 3 and up to (& including) 4 |
7 |
6 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
Over 4 and up to (& including) 5 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
Over 5 and up to (& including) 6 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
Over 6 and up to (& including) 8 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
Over 8+ |
27 |
26 |
29 |
28 |
26 |
Consumed over 4 units |
46 |
46 |
42 |
47 |
41 |
Consumed over 8 units |
27 |
26 |
29 |
28 |
26 |
Mean units |
6.2 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
6.1 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.29 |
0.49 |
0.72 |
0.61 |
0.41 |
Bases (weighted): |
1099 |
274 |
263 |
422 |
904 |
Bases (unweighted): |
979 |
231 |
281 |
415 |
851 |
Women |
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Observed |
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Did not drink in last week |
33 |
40 |
40 |
44 |
52 |
Under 2 units |
20 |
14 |
20 |
17 |
11 |
Over 2 and up to (& including) 3 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
Over 3 and up to (& including) 4 |
10 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
Over 4 and up to (& including) 5 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
Over 5 and up to (& including) 6 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
Over 6 and up to (& including) 8 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
Over 8+ |
15 |
17 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
Consumed over 3 units |
42 |
40 |
34 |
35 |
32 |
Consumed over 6 units |
20 |
20 |
17 |
18 |
15 |
Mean units |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.18 |
0.28 |
0.27 |
0.27 |
0.36 |
Standardised |
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Did not drink in last week |
34 |
39 |
40 |
43 |
51 |
Under 2 units |
20 |
13 |
21 |
17 |
11 |
Over 2 and up to (& including) 3 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
Over 3 and up to (& including) 4 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
Over 4 and up to (& including) 5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Over 5 and up to (& including) 6 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
Over 6 and up to (& including) 8 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
Over 8+ |
14 |
18 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
Consumed over 3 units |
39 |
42 |
33 |
36 |
34 |
Consumed over 6 units |
19 |
22 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
Mean units |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.19 |
0.29 |
0.27 |
0.30 |
0.36 |
Bases (weighted): |
1198 |
378 |
276 |
325 |
1060 |
Bases (unweighted): |
1221 |
387 |
332 |
374 |
1173 |
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