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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 4.9 AUDIT scores (age-standardised), 2016/2017 combined, by area deprivation and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2016/2017 combined | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUDIT score | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | ||||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| Low risk drinking or abstinence (0-7) | 79 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 75 |
| Hazardous drinking (8-15) | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Harmful drinking (16-19) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Possible alcohol dependence (20+) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Score of 8 or more | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
| Score of 16 or more | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Women | |||||
| Low risk drinking or abstinence (0-7) | 89 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 |
| Hazardous drinking (8-15) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Harmful drinking (16-19) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Possible alcohol dependence (20+) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Score of 8 or more | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Score of 16 or more | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| All adults | |||||
| Low risk drinking or abstinence (0-7) | 84 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| Hazardous drinking (8-15) | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Harmful drinking (16-19) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Possible alcohol dependence (20+) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Score of 8 or more | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Score of 16 or more | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 740 | 682 | 681 | 650 | 606 |
| Women | 785 | 681 | 747 | 711 | 733 |
| All adults | 1526 | 1363 | 1427 | 1361 | 1339 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 658 | 703 | 674 | 547 | 463 |
| Women | 825 | 869 | 903 | 731 | 669 |
| All adults | 1483 | 1572 | 1577 | 1278 | 1132 |
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