Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report
Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.
Table 1.2 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level, 2016, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over | 2016 | |||||||||
Alcohol units per week | Age | Total | ||||||||
16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
Men | ||||||||||
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | ||||||||||
Non-drinker | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 13 | ||
Moderate | 57 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 53 | ||
Hazardous / Harmful | 32 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 20 | 35 | ||
Mean units per weekb | 18.4 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 20.7 | 17.6 | 12.8 | 16.9 | ||
SE of the mean | 4.00 | 1.95 | 1.69 | 1.42 | 1.67 | 1.30 | 1.55 | 0.80 | ||
Women | ||||||||||
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | ||||||||||
Non-drinker | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 41 | 19 | ||
Moderate | 65 | 71 | 64 | 66 | 62 | 59 | 53 | 63 | ||
Hazardous / Harmful | 25 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 17 | ||
Mean units per weekb | 11.3 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 8.8 | ||
SE of the mean | 1.42 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.68 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.37 | ||
All adults | ||||||||||
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | ||||||||||
Non-drinker | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 16 | ||
Moderate | 61 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 58 | ||
Hazardous / Harmful | 29 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 26 | ||
Mean units per weekb | 14.9 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 15.7 | 12.9 | 8.6 | 12.8 | ||
SE of the mean | 2.24 | 1.09 | 1.01 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.47 | ||
Continued… | ||||||||||
Table 1.2 - Continued | ||||||||||
Aged 16 and over | 2016 | |||||||||
Alcohol units per week | Age | Total | ||||||||
16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||||
Bases (weighted): | ||||||||||
Men | 267 | 323 | 318 | 377 | 324 | 255 | 167 | 2031 | ||
Male drinkers | 225 | 297 | 287 | 325 | 276 | 212 | 122 | 1744 | ||
Women | 254 | 344 | 336 | 407 | 340 | 281 | 236 | 2199 | ||
Female drinkers | 220 | 286 | 278 | 334 | 285 | 200 | 134 | 1736 | ||
All adults | 521 | 667 | 654 | 783 | 665 | 536 | 403 | 4230 | ||
All drinkers | 445 | 583 | 565 | 659 | 561 | 412 | 256 | 3480 | ||
Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||||
Men | 157 | 206 | 264 | 339 | 358 | 337 | 208 | 1869 | ||
Male drinkers | 134 | 187 | 239 | 296 | 303 | 277 | 151 | 1587 | ||
Women | 179 | 318 | 346 | 439 | 429 | 400 | 284 | 2395 | ||
Female drinkers | 153 | 266 | 296 | 369 | 362 | 285 | 158 | 1889 | ||
All adults | 336 | 524 | 610 | 778 | 787 | 737 | 492 | 4264 | ||
All drinkers | 287 | 453 | 535 | 665 | 665 | 562 | 309 | 3476 |
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
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