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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
Table 4.6 Units consumed on heaviest drinking day, 2015, by age and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2015 | |||||||
| Alcohol units per day | Age | Total | ||||||
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | ||||||||
| Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | ||||||||
| Consumed over 4 units on HDD | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 41 |
| Consumed over 8 units on HDD | 34 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| Mean units on HDDa | 12.6 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 8.6 |
| SE of the mean | 1.29 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.29 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | ||||||||
| Consumed over 3 units on HDD | 32 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 32 |
| Consumed over 6 units on HDD | 19 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Mean units on HDDa | 8.8 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 5.7 |
| SE of the mean | 1.76 | 0.51 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.26 |
| All Adults | ||||||||
| Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | ||||||||
| Consumed over 3 / 4 units on HDD | 39 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 36 |
| Consumed over 6 / 8 units on HDD | 27 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Mean units on HDD a | 10.8 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 7.2 |
| SE of the mean | 1.02 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.22 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 314 | 354 | 360 | 431 | 365 | 285 | 190 | 2299 |
| Male drinkers | 178 | 229 | 241 | 285 | 243 | 186 | 100 | 1462 |
| Women | 303 | 397 | 389 | 468 | 389 | 321 | 273 | 2541 |
| Female drinkers | 151 | 208 | 211 | 288 | 229 | 154 | 89 | 1329 |
| All adults | 617 | 751 | 749 | 900 | 754 | 606 | 463 | 4841 |
| All drinkers | 329 | 437 | 452 | 573 | 471 | 340 | 189 | 2791 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 179 | 224 | 303 | 391 | 399 | 394 | 280 | 2170 |
| Male drinkers | 100 | 141 | 199 | 256 | 262 | 256 | 148 | 1362 |
| Women | 193 | 341 | 384 | 483 | 483 | 461 | 361 | 2706 |
| Female drinkers | 91 | 170 | 204 | 292 | 284 | 218 | 117 | 1376 |
| All adults | 372 | 565 | 687 | 874 | 882 | 855 | 641 | 4876 |
| All drinkers | 191 | 311 | 403 | 548 | 546 | 474 | 265 | 2738 |
a Those who had consumed alcohol in the past week
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