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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 4.4 Estimated units consumed on heaviest drinking day, 2003 to 2017
Aged 16 and over | 2003 - 2017 | ||||||||||
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Alcohol units per day | 2003 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Men | |||||||||||
Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | |||||||||||
Consumed over 4 units on HDD | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 37 |
Consumed over 8 units on HDD | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Mean units on HDDa | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.0 |
SE of the mean | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.31 |
Women | |||||||||||
Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | |||||||||||
Consumed over 3 units on HDD | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
Consumed over 6 units on HDD | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
Mean units on HDDa | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
SE of the mean | 0.14 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
All adults | |||||||||||
Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | |||||||||||
Consumed over 3 / 4 units on HDD | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 33 |
Consumed over 6 / 8 units on HDD | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Mean units on HDDa | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 |
SE of the mean | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.19 |
Bases (weighted): | |||||||||||
Men | 3819 | 3015 | 3521 | 3386 | 3549 | 2264 | 2267 | 2137 | 2299 | 2012 | 1698 |
Male drinkers | 2742 | 2093 | 2453 | 2259 | 2362 | 1522 | 1474 | 1366 | 1462 | 1286 | 1030 |
Women | 4254 | 3320 | 3865 | 3710 | 3860 | 2460 | 2498 | 2379 | 2541 | 2197 | 1870 |
Female drinkers | 2453 | 1915 | 2152 | 2022 | 2096 | 1251 | 1248 | 1265 | 1329 | 1117 | 938 |
All adults | 8073 | 6335 | 7385 | 7096 | 7409 | 4724 | 4765 | 4517 | 4841 | 4209 | 3568 |
All drinkers | 5194 | 4008 | 4605 | 4281 | 4459 | 2773 | 2722 | 2630 | 2791 | 2402 | 1968 |
Bases (unweighted): | |||||||||||
Men | 3580 | 2801 | 3244 | 3066 | 3242 | 2104 | 2081 | 2001 | 2170 | 1839 | 1538 |
Male drinkers | 2576 | 1922 | 2242 | 2025 | 2150 | 1389 | 1342 | 1290 | 1362 | 1170 | 916 |
Women | 4507 | 3579 | 4202 | 4083 | 4217 | 2659 | 2721 | 2552 | 2706 | 2391 | 2060 |
Female drinkers | 2596 | 2021 | 2317 | 2168 | 2222 | 1339 | 1329 | 1327 | 1376 | 1198 | 1032 |
All adults | 8087 | 6380 | 7446 | 7149 | 7459 | 4763 | 4802 | 4553 | 4876 | 4230 | 3598 |
All drinkers | 5172 | 3943 | 4559 | 4193 | 4372 | 2728 | 2671 | 2617 | 2738 | 2368 | 1948 |
a Those who had consumed alcohol in the past week
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