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Scottish Health Survey: Revised Alcohol Consumption Estimates 2003

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Table 1.5 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level (observed and age-standardised), by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile and sex

Aged 16 and over

2003

Alcohol units per week

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile

1st
(most deprived)

2nd

3rd

4th

5th
(least deprived)

%

%

%

%

%

Men

Observed

% drinking more than 21 units a week

30

34

34

34

38

% drinking more than 50 units a week

10

8

7

10

9

Estimated mean weekly units of alcohol

20.5

18.7

20.3

20.9

20.9

Standard error of mean

1.65

1.03

1.24

1.32

1.10

Standardised

% drinking more than 21 units a week

30

34

34

34

37

% drinking more than 50 units a week

10

8

7

10

9

Estimated mean weekly units of alcohol

20.7

18.8

20.2

20.8

20.6

Standard error of mean

1.69

1.07

1.19

1.28

1.14

Women

Observed

% drinking more than 14 units a week

18

20

21

26

32

% drinking more than 35 units a week

4

4

4

6

5

Estimated mean weekly units of alcohol

7.6

8.0

8.3

10.9

10.7

Standard error of mean

0.60

0.59

0.44

0.96

0.48

Standardised

% drinking more than 14 units a week

18

20

21

26

31

% drinking more than 35 units a week

4

4

4

6

4

Estimated mean weekly units of alcohol

7.6

8.1

8.4

11.1

10.4

Standard error of mean

0.60

0.60

0.45

1.04

0.47

Bases (weighted):

Men

679

741

742

809

809

Women

829

838

811

854

877

Bases (unweighted):

Men

587

688

787

784

706

Women

817

878

962

962

857

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