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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
Table 4.3 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level (age-standardised), 2017, by area deprivation and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Moderate | 52 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 53 |
| Hazardous / Harmful | 38 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 29 |
| Mean units per week (drinkers)b | 15.9 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 17.8 |
| SE of the mean | 1.05 | 1.23 | 1.57 | 1.77 | 3.32 |
| Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers)c | 30.0 | 30.9 | 35.9 | 36.9 | 41.5 |
| SE of the mean | 1.60 | 1.89 | 3.47 | 4.35 | 7.42 |
| Women | |||||
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | |||||
| Non-drinker | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 26 |
| Moderate | 66 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 61 |
| Hazardous / Harmful | 22 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
| Mean units per week (drinkers)b | 10.0 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| SE of the mean | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 0.88 |
| Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers)c | 25.1 | 27.8 | 26.9 | [29.4] | [28.9] |
| SE of the mean | 1.37 | 1.87 | 1.63 | [3.72] | [2.79] |
| All adults | |||||
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | |||||
| Non-drinker | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 23 |
| Moderate | 59 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 58 |
| Hazardous / Harmful | 30 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 20 |
| Mean units per week (drinkers)b | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 12.4 |
| SE of the mean | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.60 |
| Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers)c | 28.2 | 30.0 | 32.7 | 34.5 | 37.1 |
| SE of the mean | 1.19 | 1.42 | 2.46 | 3.24 | 5.04 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 370 | 371 | 351 | 363 | 288 |
| Male drinkers | 328 | 317 | 294 | 301 | 233 |
| Male hazardous / harmful drinkers | 140 | 136 | 110 | 95 | 84 |
| Women | 398 | 360 | 375 | 372 | 372 |
| Female drinkers | 341 | 298 | 291 | 285 | 271 |
| Female hazardous / harmful drinkers | 86 | 54 | 59 | 45 | 47 |
| All adults | 768 | 731 | 727 | 735 | 659 |
| All drinkers | 670 | 615 | 585 | 586 | 504 |
| All hazardous / harmful drinkers | 227 | 190 | 169 | 140 | 131 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 308 | 371 | 354 | 310 | 233 |
| Male drinkers | 273 | 316 | 287 | 252 | 185 |
| Male hazardous / harmful drinkers | 122 | 128 | 103 | 85 | 76 |
| Women | 408 | 447 | 456 | 391 | 364 |
| Female drinkers | 344 | 367 | 353 | 297 | 265 |
| Female hazardous / harmful drinkers | 92 | 67 | 71 | 43 | 43 |
| All adults | 716 | 818 | 810 | 701 | 597 |
| All drinkers | 617 | 683 | 640 | 549 | 450 |
| All hazardous / harmful drinkers | 214 | 195 | 174 | 128 | 119 |
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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