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Scottish Health Survey: Revised Alcohol Consumption Estimates 2003

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Table 1.11 Estimated alcohol consumption level on heaviest drinking day in past week (observed and age-standardised), by equivalised household income quintile and sex

Aged 16 and over who drank alcohol in past seven days

2003

Alcohol units per day

Equivalised annual household income quintile

1 st
(highest)

2nd

3rd

4th

5 th
(lowest)

%

%

%

%

%

Men

Observed

Up to and including 2

18

18

22

21

17

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

4

6

5

7

4

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

11

11

13

15

11

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

2

4

3

3

5

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

10

9

8

12

11

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

9

11

9

10

10

Over 8

46

41

40

32

43

Consumed over 4 units

67

64

60

57

68

Consumed over 8 units

46

41

40

32

43

Mean units

9.7

9.2

9.0

8.1

9.5

Standard error of the mean

0.39

0.37

0.51

0.47

0.55

Standardised

Up to and including 2

20

19

24

19

18

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

5

7

5

8

3

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

10

12

13

13

11

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

2

4

3

2

5

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

10

9

8

13

10

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

9

11

8

9

10

Over 8

44

39

39

36

43

Consumed over 4 units

65

63

58

60

68

Consumed over 8 units

44

39

39

36

43

Mean units

9.5

8.9

8.8

8.7

9.5

Standard error of the mean

0.50

0.36

0.52

0.53

0.57


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Table 1.11 - Continued

Aged 16 and over who drank alcohol in past seven days

2003

Alcohol units per day

Equivalised annual household income quintile

1 st
(highest)

2nd

3rd

4th

5 th
(lowest)

%

%

%

%

%

Women

Observed

Up to and including 2

23

31

32

35

28

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

4

5

6

11

8

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

16

15

14

15

12

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

2

4

4

4

8

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

14

12

15

11

13

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

12

11

10

7

10

Over 8

30

22

21

18

20

Consumed over 3 units

74

64

63

54

64

Consumed over 6 units

42

33

31

25

31

Mean units

6.9

6.0

5.9

5.5

6.6

Standard error of the mean

0.24

0.24

0.26

0.29

0.54

Standardised

Up to and including 2

30

35

35

32

31

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

3

5

6

11

9

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

16

14

13

15

13

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

2

3

4

4

7

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

12

12

15

11

13

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

10

11

9

8

10

Over 8

26

20

19

18

17

Consumed over 3 units

67

60

59

57

60

Consumed over 6 units

36

31

28

26

27

Mean units

6.4

5.7

5.5

5.7

5.9

Standard error of the mean

0.33

0.27

0.25

0.27

0.46

Bases (weighted):

Men

702

571

446

417

296

Women

588

475

390

415

278

Bases (unweighted):

Men

647

526

427

423

278

Women

613

505

424

448

294


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