Publication - Statistics
Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 2: technical report
Information on the methodology and fieldwork, including the survey questionnaire.
Table 1.10: True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for alcohol variables
| 2016 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (p) / Mean | Sample size (un-weighted) | True standard error | 95% confidence interval | Design Factor | |||
| lower | upper | ||||||
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level | |||||||
| Men | Non-drinker | 13 | 1869 | 0.9 | 10.9 | 14.4 | 1.22 |
| Moderate (up to and including 14 units) | 53 | 1869 | 1.6 | 49.5 | 55.6 | 1.41 | |
| Hazardous/harmful (over 14 units) | 35 | 1869 | 1.5 | 32.1 | 37.8 | 1.39 | |
| Women | Non-drinker | 19 | 2395 | 1.0 | 17.5 | 21.6 | 1.23 |
| Moderate (up to and including 14 units) | 63 | 2395 | 1.2 | 61.0 | 65.8 | 1.20 | |
| Hazardous/harmful (over 14 units) | 17 | 2395 | 1.0 | 15.2 | 19.1 | 1.25 | |
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level (mean units per adult drinker) | |||||||
| Men | Mean number of alcohol units usually consumed per week | 16.9 | 1587 | 0.80 | 15.3 | 18.5 | 1.50 |
| Women | Mean number of alcohol units usually consumed per week | 8.8 | 1889 | 0.37 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 1.27 |
| Mean units per adult drinker on heaviest drinking day | |||||||
| Men | Mean number of alcohol units usually consumed per week | 8.3 | 1170 | 0.27 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 1.40 |
| Women | Mean number of alcohol units usually consumed per week | 6.1 | 1198 | 0.28 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 1.55 |
Table 1.10: - Continued
| 2016 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (p) / Mean | Sample size (un-weighted) | True standard error | 95% confidence interval | Design Factor | |||
| lower | upper | ||||||
| Drinks more than 4 units on heaviest drinking day | |||||||
| Men | Drinks more than 4 units on heaviest drinking day | 39 | 1839 | 1.6 | 36.5 | 42.6 | 1.36 |
| Drinks more than 8 units on heaviest drinking day | |||||||
| Men | Drinks more than 8 units on heaviest drinking day | 24 | 1839 | 1.4 | 21.7 | 27.1 | 1.37 |
| Drinks more than 3 units on heaviest drinking day | |||||||
| Women | Drinks more than 3 units on heaviest drinking day | 32 | 2391 | 1.2 | 29.8 | 34.5 | 1.25 |
| Drinks more than 6 units on heaviest drinking day | |||||||
| Women | Drinks more than 6 units on heaviest drinking day | 17 | 2391 | 1.1 | 14.5 | 19.0 | 1.48 |
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