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Scottish Health Survey: Revised Alcohol Consumption Estimates 2003

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Table 1.10 Estimated alcohol consumption level on heaviest drinking day in past week (observed and age-standardised), by NS-SEC of household reference person and sex

Aged 16 and over who drank alcohol in past seven days

2003

Alcohol units per day

NS-SEC of household reference person

Managerial & professional

Intermediate

Small employers & own account workers

Lower supervisory & technical

Semi-routine & routine

%

%

%

%

%

Men

Observed

Up to and including 2

23

19

22

16

18

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

5

5

7

4

6

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

13

8

14

11

11

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

3

4

5

2

3

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

9

10

11

10

10

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

11

10

7

8

9

Over 8

37

44

34

47

43

Consumed over 4 units

60

68

57

68

65

Consumed over 8 units

37

44

34

47

43

Mean units

8.4

9.3

8.5

9.7

9.6

Standard error of the mean

0.29

0.59

0.74

0.49

0.37

Standardised

Up to and including 2

23

22

20

15

18

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

5

4

6

4

6

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

13

10

14

11

11

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

3

5

5

2

3

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

9

10

10

10

10

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

11

11

8

8

9

Over 8

37

39

37

49

43

Consumed over 4 units

59

64

60

70

65

Consumed over 8 units

37

39

37

49

43

Mean units

8.4

8.6

9.1

10.0

9.6

Standard error of the mean

0.31

0.54

0.82

0.53

0.37


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Table 1.10 - Continued

Aged 16 and over who drank alcohol in past seven days

2003

Alcohol units per day

NS-SEC of household reference person

Managerial & professional

Intermediate

Small employers & own account workers

Lower supervisory & technical

Semi-routine & routine

%

%

%

%

%

Women

Observed

Up to and including 2

29

29

33

32

29

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

4

4

5

8

10

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

16

12

17

14

12

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

3

6

2

4

5

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

13

12

12

12

13

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

11

13

9

10

8

Over 8

23

24

21

20

23

Consumed over 3 units

67

67

62

60

61

Consumed over 6 units

34

37

30

30

31

Mean units

6.2

6.9

5.7

5.6

6.2

Standard error of the mean

0.19

0.66

0.38

0.30

0.23

Standardised

Up to and including 2

31

28

35

32

27

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

4

3

4

7

10

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

16

12

17

14

12

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

3

6

2

4

5

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

12

13

13

13

14

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

11

13

9

11

9

Over 8

22

25

20

20

22

Consumed over 3 units

65

69

61

61

62

Consumed over 6 units

33

38

29

31

31

Mean units

6.1

7.0

5.7

5.7

6.2

Standard error of the mean

0.21

0.68

0.38

0.31

0.23

Bases (weighted):

Men

1174

193

243

365

758

Women

1100

228

191

261

638

Bases (unweighted):

Men

1083

161

264

350

704

Women

1147

233

222

275

684



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