Scottish Health Survey: Revised Alcohol Consumption Estimates 2003

Table 1.15 Problem drinking, 1998 and 2003, by age and sex

Number of problems	Age
Aged 16 and over and current drinker							1998, 2003
	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74		75+	Total 16-74
	%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%
Men
1998
0 problems	60	67	72	71	77	76		-	70
1 problem	24	18	17	20	13	16		-	18
2+ problems	16	15	12	9	9	7		-	12
2003
0 problems	68	65	69	70	71	77		83	69
1 problem	19	16	18	17	19	18		13	18
2+ problems	12	19	13	13	10	5		4	13
Women
1998
0 problems	77	87	84	86	88	94		-	85
1 problem	15	8	10	10	9	4		-	10
2+ problems	8	5	6	4	4	2		-	5
2003
0 problems	76	77	79	78	84	89		92	80
1 problem	15	14	13	16	12	8		5	13
2+ problems	10	9	8	6	4	3		3	7
Bases (weighted):
Men 1998	653	868	821	683	497	356		-	3878
Men 2003	477	551	694	625	525	363		201	3236
Women 1998	595	810	765	630	426	293		-	3519
Women 2003	446	593	720	622	506	379		311	3267
Bases (unweighted):
Men 1998	363	692	746	596	556	434		-	3387
Men 2003	275	411	670	570	583	457		252	2966
Women 1998	469	832	850	691	526	446		-	3814
Women 2003	327	538	786	711	660	443		326	3465

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