Scottish Health Survey: Revised Alcohol Consumption Estimates 2003

Table 1.14 Potential problem drinking indicators, by age and sex

Problem drinking indicators	Age								Total
Aged 16 and over and current drinker							2003
	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74		75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%
Men
Felt the need to cut down on drinking	18	27	25	26	26	20		11	23
Felt guilty about drinking	5	12	9	8	6	3		3	7
Been criticised for drinking	7	9	8	8	8	3		5	8
Had shakes due to drinking	11	12	5	5	4	2		1	6
Had to drink to steady nerves	7	7	6	3	2	1		2	5
Felt unable to stop drinking	4	6	5	5	4	4		2	5
2 or more problem drinking indicators	12	19	13	13	10	5		4	12
1 or more physical dependency indicators	19	16	9	9	5	6		4	11
Been drunk in last 3 months	74	79	63	48	32	18		8	52
Been drunk at least once a week in last 3 months	40	31	21	15	9	7		2	20
Women
Felt the need to cut down on drinking	15	19	19	20	14	11		5	16
Felt guilty about drinking	7	8	6	5	4	3		2	5
Been criticised for drinking	4	4	4	3	3	1		3	3
Had shakes due to drinking	8	4	3	1	1	-		1	3
Had to drink to steady nerves	3	2	1	1	1	-		1	1
Felt unable to stop drinking	1	3	1	1	1	2		1	2
2 or more problem drinking indicators	10	9	8	6	4	3		3	7
1 or more physical dependency indicators	10	7	4	2	2	2		2	4
Been drunk in last 3 months	69	64	47	32	13	5		4	39
Been drunk at least once a week in last 3 months	28	17	10	6	3	1		3	11
Bases (weighted):
Men	477	551	694	625	525	363		201	3437
Women	446	593	720	622	506	379		311	3578
Bases (unweighted):
Men	275	411	670	570	583	457		252	3218
Women	327	538	786	711	660	443		326	3791

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