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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 2.2 Estimated units consumed on heaviest drinking day, 2003 to 2014
| Aged 16 and over | 2003 to 2014 | |||||||
| Alcohol units per day | 2003 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | ||||||||
| Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | ||||||||
| Consumed over 4 units on HDD | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 41 |
| Consumed over 8 units on HDD | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Mean units on HDD | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| SE of the mean | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.21 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | ||||||||
| Consumed over 3 units on HDD | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 33 |
| Consumed over 6 units on HDD | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Mean units on HDD | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| SE of the mean | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.15 |
| All Adults | ||||||||
| Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | ||||||||
| Consumed over 3/4 units on HDDb | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 37 |
| Consumed over 6/8 units on HDD | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Mean units | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| SE of the mean | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 3819 | 3015 | 3521 | 3386 | 3549 | 2264 | 2270 | 2137 |
| Women | 4254 | 3320 | 3865 | 3710 | 3860 | 2460 | 2498 | 2379 |
| All adults | 8073 | 6335 | 7385 | 7096 | 7409 | 4724 | 4768 | 4517 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 3580 | 2801 | 3244 | 3066 | 3242 | 2104 | 2082 | 2001 |
| Women | 4507 | 3579 | 4202 | 4083 | 4217 | 2659 | 2721 | 2552 |
| All adults | 8087 | 6380 | 7446 | 7149 | 7459 | 4763 | 4803 | 4553 |
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