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Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report
Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.
Table 1.3 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level (age-standardised), 2016, by area deprivation and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2016 | ||||
| Alcohol units per week | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | ||||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | |||||
| Non-drinker | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 18 |
| Moderate | 56 | 58 | 49 | 49 | 52 |
| Hazardous / Harmful | 34 | 32 | 42 | 36 | 30 |
| Mean units per week (drinkers)b | 14.5 | 13.4 | 20.6 | 17.1 | 18.5 |
| SE of the mean | 1.03 | 0.94 | 2.09 | 1.75 | 2.11 |
| Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers)c | 30.2 | 28.1 | 38.3 | 33.8 | 41.2 |
| SE of the mean | 1.59 | 1.25 | 4.21 | 2.96 | 4.00 |
| Women | |||||
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | |||||
| Non-drinker | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 32 |
| Moderate | 67 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 57 |
| Hazardous / Harmful | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
| Mean units per week (drinkers)b | 9.7 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 7.5 |
| SE of the mean | 0.62 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 1.16 | 0.74 |
| Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers)c | 26.5 | 24.6 | 27.3 | 28.5 | [28.5] |
| SE of the mean | 1.55 | 1.48 | 1.81 | 2.59 | 2.08 |
| Continued… | |||||
| Table 1.3 - Continued | |||||
| Aged 16 and over | 2016 | ||||
| Alcohol units per week | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | ||||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| All adults | |||||
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | |||||
| Non-drinker | 11 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 26 |
| Moderate | 62 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 55 |
| Hazardous / Harmful | 27 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 19 |
| Mean units per week (drinkers)b | 12.0 | 11.2 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 13.0 |
| SE of the mean | 0.69 | 0.72 | 1.22 | 1.11 | 1.23 |
| Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers)c | 28.8 | 26.8 | 34.9 | 31.9 | 37.2 |
| SE of the mean | 1.11 | 0.98 | 3.09 | 2.10 | 2.89 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 432 | 386 | 437 | 377 | 398 |
| Male drinkers | 385 | 342 | 391 | 309 | 312 |
| Male hazardous / harmful drinkers | 148 | 122 | 181 | 135 | 118 |
| Women | 462 | 377 | 446 | 426 | 490 |
| Female drinkers | 397 | 318 | 373 | 332 | 318 |
| Female hazardous / harmful drinkers | 94 | 75 | 79 | 75 | 54 |
| All adults | 894 | 763 | 882 | 803 | 887 |
| All drinkers | 783 | 660 | 764 | 641 | 630 |
| All hazardous / harmful drinkers | 242 | 197 | 261 | 210 | 172 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 417 | 421 | 425 | 318 | 288 |
| Male drinkers | 368 | 365 | 365 | 257 | 232 |
| Male hazardous / harmful drinkers | 143 | 138 | 150 | 107 | 93 |
| Women | 503 | 499 | 544 | 434 | 415 |
| Female drinkers | 428 | 414 | 432 | 330 | 285 |
| Female hazardous / harmful drinkers | 102 | 90 | 81 | 60 | 48 |
| All adults | 920 | 920 | 969 | 752 | 703 |
| All drinkers | 796 | 779 | 797 | 587 | 517 |
| All hazardous / harmful drinkers | 245 | 228 | 231 | 167 | 141 |
a Non-drinker: no units per week; Moderate: >0 units and up to 14 units; Hazardous / harmful: more than 14 units
b Those who had consumed alcohol in the past year
c Those who drank an average of more than 14 units per week over the past year
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