Scottish Health Survey 2018 - volume 2: technical report

Information on methodology and fieldwork, including details of sampling, weighting, response rates, the survey questionnaire and other fieldwork documents.


Table 1.12 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for alcohol variables

2018
% (p) / Mean Sample size (unweighted) True standard error 95% confidence interval Design factor
lower upper
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level
Men Non-drinker 13 2051 1.0 11.4 15.3 1.38
Moderate (up to and including 14 units) 55 2051 1.5 51.9 57.9 1.48
Hazardous/harmful (over 14 units) 32 2051 1.6 28.7 35.1 1.67
Women Non-drinker 19 2707 1.0 17.5 21.5 1.28
Moderate (up to and including 14 units) 65 2707 1.1 62.3 66.8 1.19
Hazardous/harmful (over 14 units) 16 2707 0.8 14.4 17.7 1.15
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level (mean units per adult drinker)
Men Mean number of alcohol units usually consumed per week 16.1 1692 0.72 14.7 17.5 1.43
Women Mean number of alcohol units usually consumed per week 8.9 2111 0.42 8.1 9.7 1.27
Mean units per adult drinker on heaviest drinking day
Male Mean number of alcohol units on heaviest drinking day 8.5 1181 0.32 7.8 9.1 1.47
Women Mean number of alcohol units on heaviest drinking day 5.7 1284 0.18 5.3 6.0 1.20
Drinks more than 4 units on heaviest drinking day
Men Drinks more than 4 units on heaviest drinking day 36 2057 1.5 33.2 39.1 1.52
Drinks more than 8 units on heaviest drinking day
Men Drinks more than 8 units on heaviest drinking day 23 2057 1.5 19.8 25.7 1.71
Drinks more than 3 units on heaviest drinking day
Women Drinks more than 3 units on heaviest drinking day 28 2718 1.1 26.0 30.4 1.24
Drinks more than 6 units on heaviest drinking day
Women Drinks more than 6 units on heaviest drinking day 14 2718 0.8 12.1 15.3 1.20

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