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Table 1.1 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over | 2003 |
Alcohol units per week | Age | Total |
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16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ |
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% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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Men |
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Never drunk alcohol | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
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Ex-drinker | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
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Under 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 7 |
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Over 1-10 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
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Over 10-21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 23 |
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Over 21-35 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 |
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Over 35-50 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
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Over 50 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
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Subtotal: over 21 units | 36 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 34 |
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Mean | 19.6 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 21.1 | 15.7 | 12.5 | 20.3 |
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Standard error of mean | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.76 | 1.64 | 1.21 | 0.86 | 1.10 | 0.62 |
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Women |
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Never drunk alcohol | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 9 |
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Ex-drinker | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
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Under 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 16 |
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Over 1-7 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 31 |
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Over 7-14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 16 |
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Over 14-21 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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Over 21-35 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
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Over 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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Subtotal: over 14 units | 32 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
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Mean | 12.2 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 9.1 |
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Standard error of mean | 1.05 | 1.11 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.27 | 0.31 |
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Bases (weighted): |
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Men | 536 | 596 | 755 | 665 | 567 | 404 | 258 | 3780 |
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Women | 505 | 655 | 805 | 685 | 599 | 491 | 467 | 4209 |
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Bases (unweighted): |
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Men | 309 | 446 | 726 | 610 | 631 | 507 | 323 | 3552 |
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Women | 366 | 598 | 879 | 788 | 774 | 579 | 492 | 4476 |
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