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Scottish Health Survey 2012 - Volume 2 Technical Report
Technical report accompanying the release of the 2012 Scottish Health Survey
Table 1.14 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for alcohol variables
2012
| % (p) / Mean | Sample size (un-weighted) | True standard error | 95% confidence interval | Design Factor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lower | upper | |||||
| Men | ||||||
| Mean number of alcohol units usually consumed per week | 15.2 | 2095 | 0.59 | 14.1 | 16.4 | 1.26 |
| Non-drinker | 12.3 | 2095 | 0.91 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 1.32 |
| Moderate (up to and including 21) | 63.1 | 2095 | 1.38 | 60.3 | 65.8 | 1.36 |
| Hazardous/harmful (over 21) | 24.7 | 2095 | 1.21 | 22.4 | 27.1 | 1.34 |
| Drinks more than 4 units on heaviest drinking day | 41.7 | 2104 | 1.36 | 39.0 | 44.4 | 1.26 |
| Drinks more than 8 units on heaviest drinking day | 24.7 | 2104 | 1.26 | 22.3 | 27.2 | 1.34 |
| Mean number of alcohol units on heaviest drinking day | 5.6 | 2104 | 0.21 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 1.43 |
| Never drunk alcohol | 4.9 | 2085 | 0.70 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 1.55 |
| Ex drinker | 7.4 | 2085 | 0.60 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 1.08 |
| Drinks outwith government guidelines | 46.9 | 2085 | 1.39 | 44.2 | 49.6 | 1.32 |
| Drinks within government guidelines | 40.8 | 2085 | 1.40 | 38.1 | 43.6 | 1.36 |
| Low risk drinking/abstenence (0-7) | 75.2 | 1877 | 1.37 | 72.4 | 77.8 | 1.43 |
| Hazarbous drinking (8-15) | 20.6 | 1877 | 1.17 | 18.4 | 23.0 | 1.30 |
| Harmful drinking (16-19) | 2.8 | 1877 | 0.57 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 1.59 |
| Possible alcohol dependence (20+) | 1.5 | 1877 | 0.36 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.35 |
| Women | ||||||
| Mean number of alcohol units usually consumed per week | 7.6 | 2657 | 0.33 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 1.27 |
| Non-drinker | 17.5 | 2657 | 0.92 | 15.7 | 19.4 | 1.21 |
| Moderate (up to and including 14) | 64.6 | 2657 | 1.17 | 62.3 | 66.9 | 1.22 |
| Hazardous/harmful (over 14) | 17.9 | 2657 | 0.95 | 16.1 | 19.9 | 1.24 |
| Drinks more than 3 units on heaviest drinking day | 30.5 | 2659 | 1.17 | 28.2 | 32.8 | 1.31 |
| Drinks more than 6 units on heaviest drinking day | 15.2 | 2659 | 0.91 | 13.5 | 17.1 | 1.31 |
| Mean number of alcohol units on heaviest drinking day | 2.9 | 2659 | 0.11 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.29 |
| Never drunk alcohol | 8.8 | 2643 | 0.64 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 1.13 |
| Ex drinker | 8.8 | 2643 | 0.66 | 7.6 | 10.2 | 1.16 |
| Drinks outwith government guidelines | 35.1 | 2643 | 1.23 | 32.7 | 37.6 | 1.28 |
| Drinks within government guidelines | 47.3 | 2643 | 1.19 | 44.9 | 49.6 | 1.19 |
| Low risk drinking/abstenence (0-7) | 86.9 | 2408 | 0.96 | 84.9 | 88.7 | 1.35 |
| Hazarbous drinking (8-15) | 10.9 | 2408 | 0.91 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 1.39 |
| Harmful drinking (16-19) | 1.2 | 2408 | 0.32 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.40 |
| Possible alcohol dependence (20+) | 1.0 | 2408 | 0.26 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.25 |
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