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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

% who drank over 21 units

% who drank over 50 units

Mean units consumed

Bases (weighted):

Bases (unweighted):

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Men

16-24

31

36

16.1

8

10

25.0

17.2

19.6

14.0

536

309

25-34

30

37

23.3

6

7

16.7

17.4

20.0

14.9

596

446

35-44

28

35

25.0

6

9

50.0

19.6

23.0

17.3

755

726

45-54

29

38

31.0

7

10

42.9

18.9

23.1

22.2

665

610

55-64

29

35

20.7

7

11

57.1

17.5

21.1

20.6

567

631

65-74

22

27

22.7

4

6

50.0

13.3

15.7

18.0

404

507

75+

15

21

40.0

3

4

33.3

10.2

12.5

22.5

258

323

Total

27

34

25.9

6

9

50.0

17.2

20.3

18.0

3780

3552

Women

% who drank over 14 units

% who drank over 35 units

Mean units consumed

Bases (weighted):

Bases (unweighted):

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

16-24

23

32

39.1

4

8

100.0

9.5

12.2

28.4

505

366

25-34

17

28

64.7

2

5

150.0

8.7

11.9

36.8

655

598

35-44

15

27

80.0

2

5

150.0

7.2

10.3

44.4

805

879

45-54

18

30

66.7

2

7

250.0

7.5

11.2

49.3

685

788

55-64

11

21

90.9

1

3

200.0

5.4

7.9

46.3

599

774

65-74

8

13

62.5

0

1

-

3.9

5.2

33.3

491

579

75+

3

5

66.7

0

0

-

2.1

2.7

28.6

467

492

Total

14

23

64.3

2

4

100.0

6.5

9.1

40.0

4209

4476

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