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Table 1.1A Comparison of original and revised estimates of usual weekly alcohol consumption level, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over | 2003 |
Age | Alcohol units per week |
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% who drank over 21 units | % who drank over 50 units | Mean units consumed | Bases (weighted): | Bases (unweighted): |
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Original | Revised Unit Conversion | % change | Original | Revised Unit Conversion | % change | Original | Revised Unit Conversion | % change |
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% | % | % | % | % | % | | | % | | |
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Men |
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16-24 | 31 | 36 | 16.1 | 8 | 10 | 25.0 | 17.2 | 19.6 | 14.0 | 536 | 309 |
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25-34 | 30 | 37 | 23.3 | 6 | 7 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 20.0 | 14.9 | 596 | 446 |
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35-44 | 28 | 35 | 25.0 | 6 | 9 | 50.0 | 19.6 | 23.0 | 17.3 | 755 | 726 |
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45-54 | 29 | 38 | 31.0 | 7 | 10 | 42.9 | 18.9 | 23.1 | 22.2 | 665 | 610 |
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55-64 | 29 | 35 | 20.7 | 7 | 11 | 57.1 | 17.5 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 567 | 631 |
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65-74 | 22 | 27 | 22.7 | 4 | 6 | 50.0 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 18.0 | 404 | 507 |
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75+ | 15 | 21 | 40.0 | 3 | 4 | 33.3 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 22.5 | 258 | 323 |
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Total | 27 | 34 | 25.9 | 6 | 9 | 50.0 | 17.2 | 20.3 | 18.0 | 3780 | 3552 |
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Women | % who drank over 14 units | % who drank over 35 units | Mean units consumed | Bases (weighted): | Bases (unweighted): |
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Original | Revised Unit Conversion | % change | Original | Revised Unit Conversion | % change | Original | Revised Unit Conversion | % change |
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16-24 | 23 | 32 | 39.1 | 4 | 8 | 100.0 | 9.5 | 12.2 | 28.4 | 505 | 366 |
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25-34 | 17 | 28 | 64.7 | 2 | 5 | 150.0 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 36.8 | 655 | 598 |
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35-44 | 15 | 27 | 80.0 | 2 | 5 | 150.0 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 44.4 | 805 | 879 |
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45-54 | 18 | 30 | 66.7 | 2 | 7 | 250.0 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 49.3 | 685 | 788 |
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55-64 | 11 | 21 | 90.9 | 1 | 3 | 200.0 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 46.3 | 599 | 774 |
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65-74 | 8 | 13 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 3.9 | 5.2 | 33.3 | 491 | 579 |
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75+ | 3 | 5 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | - | 2.1 | 2.7 | 28.6 | 467 | 492 |
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Total | 14 | 23 | 64.3 | 2 | 4 | 100.0 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 40.0 | 4209 | 4476 |
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