Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report

Published: 25 September 2018
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781787812178

Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.

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Table 4.2 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level, 2017, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over	2017
Alcohol units per week	Age							Total
Alcohol units per week	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level^a
Non-drinker	14	8	16	12	14	15	29	14
Moderate	51	61	59	51	48	49	48	53
Hazardous / Harmful	35	31	24	37	39	36	23	33
Mean units per week^b	15.2	11.9	16.4	19.0	19.5	17.9	13.2	16.4
SE of the mean	1.72	1.11	3.27	2.10	1.74	1.39	1.27	0.79
Women
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level^a
Non-drinker	18	20	13	13	16	24	40	19
Moderate	63	71	72	67	61	62	56	65
Hazardous / Harmful	18	9	15	20	24	14	5	16
Mean units per week^b	9.7	6.2	8.6	9.7	11.2	7.9	4.8	8.6
SE of the mean	1.45	0.82	0.78	0.72	0.80	0.74	0.64	0.34
All adults
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level^a
Non-drinker	16	14	15	12	15	20	35	17
Moderate	57	66	66	60	54	56	52	59
Hazardous / Harmful	27	20	20	28	31	24	12	24
Mean units per week^b	12.6	9.2	12.3	14.1	15.3	13	8.6	12.5
SE of the mean	1.19	0.74	1.66	1.09	1.03	0.93	0.78	0.45
Bases (weighted):
Men	223	294	269	313	281	220	142	1743
Male drinkers	188	269	215	273	242	187	99	1472
Women	206	301	283	345	298	242	201	1877
Female drinkers	168	239	238	299	245	178	118	1486
All adults	429	595	552	658	580	462	343	3619
All drinkers	357	508	453	572	487	365	218	2958
Bases (unweighted):
Men	122	219	200	239	326	282	188	1576
Male drinkers	100	201	162	207	277	236	130	1313
Women	139	282	322	365	384	339	235	2066
Female drinkers	112	224	267	313	317	255	138	1626
All adults	261	501	522	604	710	621	423	3642
All drinkers	212	425	429	520	594	491	268	2939

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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Table 4.2 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level, 2017, by age and sex

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