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Scottish Health Survey: Revised Alcohol Consumption Estimates 2003

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Table 1.12 Estimated alcohol consumption on heaviest drinking day in past week (observed and age-standardised), by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile and sex

Aged 16 and over who drank alcohol in past seven days

2003

Alcohol units per day

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile

1st
(most deprived)

2nd

3rd

4th

5th
(least deprived)

%

%

%

%

%

Men

Observed

Up to and including 2

13

21

19

23

24

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

4

5

6

6

5

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

9

9

14

15

12

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

3

4

4

3

2

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

10

11

8

8

10

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

11

9

11

8

9

Over 8

49

41

39

36

38

Consumed over 4 units

74

65

62

56

60

Consumed over 8 units

49

41

39

36

38

Mean units

10.4

9.4

8.9

8.6

8.1

Standard error of the mean

0.50

0.49

0.46

0.42

0.33

Standardised

Up to and including 2

13

20

19

23

24

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

4

5

6

6

5

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

9

9

14

15

12

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

3

4

3

3

3

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

11

12

8

8

10

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

11

9

11

8

9

Over 8

48

40

39

36

38

Consumed over 4 units

73

65

61

56

59

Consumed over 8 units

48

40

39

36

38

Mean units

10.2

9.3

8.9

8.7

8.0

Standard error of the mean

0.50

0.48

0.45

0.45

0.35

Continued…

Table 1.12 - Continued

Aged 16 and over who drank alcohol in past seven days

2003

Alcohol units per day

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile

1st
(most deprived)

2nd

3rd

4th

5th
(least deprived)

%

%

%

%

%

Women

Observed

Up to and including 2

25

28

33

30

31

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

10

6

7

6

4

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

10

13

14

20

15

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

8

5

4

3

2

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

11

14

15

12

11

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

10

11

8

10

13

Over 8

26

23

20

19

24

Consumed over 3 units

65

65

61

64

65

Consumed over 6 units

36

34

28

29

37

Mean units

6.8

6.2

5.7

6.1

6.2

Standard error of the mean

0.34

0.31

0.21

0.32

0.24

Standardised

Up to and including 2

29

31

35

32

35

Over 2 and up to (& including) 3

10

7

7

6

4

Over 3 and up to (& including) 4

11

13

14

18

14

Over 4 and up to (& including) 5

8

4

4

3

2

Over 5 and up to (& including) 6

11

13

15

12

11

Over 6 and up to (& including) 8

9

10

8

9

12

Over 8

23

21

19

19

23

Consumed over 3 units

61

62

58

62

62

Consumed over 6 units

31

31

26

29

35

Mean units

6.2

5.9

5.4

6.1

6.0

Standard error of the mean

0.32

0.30

0.21

0.39

0.27

Bases (weighted):

Men

434

519

555

612

647

Women

393

443

479

538

611

Bases (unweighted):

Men

371

474

587

599

562

Women

385

447

562

614

599


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