Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2007: Something to be ashamed of or part of our way of life? Attitudes towards alcohol in Scotland

ANNEX A: TOPLINE TABLES

Key to tables:

Responses are rounded to the nearest whole number (from 2 d.p. - so 0.51 rounds up, 0.49 rounds down)
'*' indicates fewer than 0.5% of eligible respondents gave this answer
'-' indicates that no respondents gave this answer
All data are weighted.

ASK ALL

Q287 [Intro1]
Now moving on to a new topic
Press 1 and <Enter> to continue.

Q288 [DrugUMHm] *
CARD D1
This card shows a list of some legal and illegal drugs.
Please can you read through the whole list and pick the drug which you think is most harmful to frequent users?

Q291 [DrugULHm] *
CARD D1 AGAIN
And which do you think is least harmful to frequent users?

	2004	2007	2004	2007
	MOST HARMFUL		LEAST HARMFUL
	[DrugUMHm]	[DrugUMHm]	[DrugULHm]	[DrugULHm]
	%	%	%	%
Alcohol	9	12	24	27
Cannabis	1	1	36	27
Cocaine (coke)	5	3	*	1
Crack cocaine	25	22	*	*
Ecstasy	5	1	1	2
Heroin	42	40	1	1
Tobacco	8	9	21	19
(All equally harmful/not harmful)	4	8	9	16
(None of these)	*	*	5	2
(Don't know)	3	3	4	6
Unweighted base	1637	1508	1637	1508

Q294 [DrugSMHm] *
CARD D1 AGAIN
Still looking at the list, which drug do you think causes the most problems for Scotland as a whole?

Q297 [DrugSLHm] *
CARD D1 AGAIN
And which do you think causes the least problems for Scotland as a whole?

	2004	2007	2004	2007
	MOST PROBLEMS		LEAST PROBLEMS
	[DrugSMHm]	[DrugSMHm]	[DrugSLHm]	[DrugSLHm]
	%	%	%	%
Alcohol	46	51	5	3
Cannabis	3	3	36	32
Cocaine (coke)	4	3	1	2
Crack cocaine	4	4	3	4
Ecstasy	4	2	5	11
Heroin	23	22	1	1
Tobacco	9	9	32	25
(All equally harmful/not harmful)	2	4	5	10
(None of these)	-	-	3	1
(Don't know)	4	4	8	10
Unweighted base	1637	1508	1637	1508

Q300 [Drink]
I am now going to ask you a few questions about drinking.
Do you ever drink alcohol nowadays?
INTERVIEWER: IF ASKED this includes drinks you brew or make at home.
NOTE - DON'T KNOW IS NOT ALLOWED AT THIS QUESTION

	%	%
	2004	2007
Yes	83	84
No	17	16
Unweighted base	1637	1508

IF 'No' AT [Drink]

Q301 [DrinkAny]
Could I just check, does that mean you never have an alcoholic drink nowadays, or do you have an alcoholic drink very occasionally, perhaps for medicinal purposes or on special occasions like Christmas and New Year?

	%	%
	2004	2007
Very occasionally drinks alcohol	45	24
Never drinks alcohol	55	76
Unweighted base	286	252

IF 'Yes' AT [Drink] OR 'Very occasionally' AT [DrinkAny]
Q302 [DrinkOft]
CARD D2
Thinking about all kinds of drinks, how often have you had an alcoholic drink of any kind during the last 12 months? Please just tell me the letter. ⁴¹ (INTERVIEWER - IF RESPONDENT ASKS, please exclude any unusual periods, like pregnancy or illness, where you may have drunk less than usual)

	%	%
	2004	2007
Almost every day	9	7
Five or six days a week	3	4
Three or four days a week	12	14
Once or twice a week	37	37
Once or twice a month	17	17
Once every couple of months	10	11
Once or twice a year	11	9
Not at all in last 12 months	1	1
(Varies too much to say)	NA	1
Unweighted base	1475	1329

Q303- [WhereDr] ⁴² Q310 CARD D3
When you drink alcohol, where are you usually?
CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
Multicoded (Maximum of 8 codes)

	Var name	%
In a pub or bar	[wherepub]	40
In a restaurant	[whereres]	32
In a club or disco	[whereclb]	8
At a party with friends	[wherepty]	19
At my home	[wherehom]	68
At someone else's home	[whereoho]	27
Out on the street, in a park or other outdoor area	[wherest]	*
Somewhere else	[whereels]	1
Unweighted base		1329

Q313 [WhoDr]
When you drink alcohol, are you usually on your own or with someone else?

	%
	2007
On own	5
With someone else	95
Don't know	*
Unweighted base	1328

IF 'with someone else' AT [WhoDr]
Q314- [WhoDr2] ⁴³ Q320 CARD D4
Who are you usually with?
CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
Multicoded (Maximum of 7 codes)

	Var name	%
My boyfriend or girlfriend/ partner/husband or wife	[drinkboy]	66
Male and female friends together	[drinkfrd]	50
Just male friend(s)	[drinkmen]	14
Just female friend(s)	[drinkwom]	15
My parents (or step parents)	[drinkpar]	11
My brother, sister or other relative	[drinksib]	22
Someone else	[drinkels]	1
Unweighted base		1247

IF 'Yes' AT [Drink] OR 'Very occasionally' AT [DrinkAny]
Q323 [OddNoDrk]
CARD D5
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
A lot of people I know would think it odd if I didn't drink alcohol at all.

	%	%
	2004	2007
Agree strongly	8	6
Agree	27	25
Neither agree nor disagree	14	12
Disagree	41	46
Disagree strongly	10	12
(Don't know)	1	*
Unweighted base	1475	1328

IF 'with someone else' AT [WhoDr]
Q324 [Strefdr]
CARD D5 AGAIN
(And how much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?)
... If I was drinking with friends or family and someone who does drink alcohol refused an offer of a drink, I would find it a little strange.

	%
	2007
Agree strongly	1
Agree	13
Neither agree nor disagree	11
Disagree	59
Disagree strongly	15
(Don't know)	*
Unweighted base	1246

IF 'Never drinks alcohol' AT [DrinkAny]

Q325 [OddTTot]
CARD D5 (AGAIN)
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
A lot of people I know think it odd that I don't drink at all.

	%	%
	2004	2007
Agree strongly	15	16
Agree	27	32
Neither agree nor disagree	12	9
Disagree	29	28
Disagree strongly	18	15
(Don't know)	-	-
Unweighted base	162	179

Note: for the following questions respondents with an odd serial number were asked about a man (Colin) and those with an even serial number were asked about a woman (Mary). The two sets of responses are also available in combined in single variables. The male, female and combined variable names are indicated above each question.

ASK ALL
Q327 [ColMary] $
HAND OVER EXAMPLE CARD ONE AND READ OUT:
(ODD SERIAL NUMBERS ASKED ABOUT COLIN, EVEN SERIAL NUMBERS ABOUT MARY)
I'm now going to ask you to think about people in different situations. The first situation is described on this card.
( Colin/Mary) is 40 and lives alone. ( He/She) has a history of alcohol problems. For the past five years ( Colin/Mary) has been drinking heavily on most days, and is often unable to remember bits of what ( he/she) did the night before. ( Colin/Mary) lost ( his/her) job because of this heavy drinking. ( He/She) worries that ( his/her) memory isn't as good as it used to be.
Q328, [ChrProbM] / [ChrProbF] / [ChrProb]
Q334, CARD D6
Q366 First, how serious a problem would you consider (Colin/Mary)'s drinking to be, or do you not think it's a problem?
Please just tell me the number of your answer from the card. ⁴⁴

	%	%	%
	[ChrPrbM1]	[ChrPrbF1]	[ChrProb1]
Very serious	88	88	88
Fairly serious	11	12	11
Not very serious	*	*	*
Not serious at all	-	*	*
(Don't know)	*	*	*
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

	2004	2007
	COLIN
	%	%
Very serious	93	88
Fairly serious	7	11
Not very serious	*	*
Not serious at all	*	-
(Don't know)	*	*
Unweighted base	832	760

	2004	2007
	MARY
	%	%
Very serious	91	88
Fairly serious	8	12
Not very serious	*	*
Not serious at all	*	*
(Don't know)	*	*
(Not answered)	*	-
Unweighted base	805	748

	2004	2007
	COMBINED
	%	%
Very serious	92	88
Fairly serious	8	11
Not very serious	*	*
Not serious at all	*	*
(Don't know)	*	*
Unweighted base	1637	1508

Q329, [ChrHlthM] / [ChrHlthF] / [ChrHlth]
Q335, CARD D7
Q367 How likely is it that (Colin/Mary)'s current drinking behaviour will seriously damage (his/her) health if continued long term? ⁴⁵ Again, please just tell me the number.

	%	%	%
	[ChrHltM1]	[ChrHltF1]	[ChrHlth1]
Very likely	93	94	94
Fairly likely	7	5	6
Not very likely	-	-	-
Not at all likely	*	*	*
(Don't know)	*	*	*
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

	2004	2007
	COLIN
	%	%
Very likely	95	93
Fairly likely	4	7
Not very likely	*	-
Not at all likely	-	*
(Don't know)	*	*
Unweighted base	832	760

	2004	2007
	MARY
	%	%
Very likely	92	94
Fairly likely	8	5
Not very likely	-	-
Not at all likely	-	*
(Don't know)	*	*
(Not answered)	*	-
Unweighted base	805	748

	2004	2007
	COMBINED
	%	%
Very likely	94	94
Fairly likely	6	6
Not very likely	*	-
Not at all likely	-	*
(Don't know)	*	*
Unweighted base	1637	1508

Q330, [ChrEmbM] / [ChrEmbF] / [ChrEmb]
Q336, CARD D8
Q368 How much do you agree or disagree that (Colin/Mary) should feel embarrassed about (his/her) drinking?
(Again, please just tell me the number)

	%	%	%
	[ChRembM1]	[ChRembF1]	[ChRemb1]
Agree strongly	25	23	24
Agree	32	31	31
Neither agree nor disagree	18	16	17
Disagree	20	26	23
Disagree strongly	4	3	4
(Don't know)	1	1	1
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

	2004	2007
	COLIN
	%	%
Agree strongly	24	25
Agree	35	32
Neither agree nor disagree	18	18
Disagree	18	20
Disagree strongly	4	4
(Don't know)	1	1
Unweighted base	832	760

	2004	2007
	MARY
	%	%
Agree strongly	20	23
Agree	37	31
Neither agree nor disagree	20	16
Disagree	19	26
Disagree strongly	3	3
(Don't know)	1	1
(Not answered)	*	-
Unweighted base	805	748

	2004	2007
	COMBINED
	%	%
Agree strongly	22	24
Agree	36	31
Neither agree nor disagree	19	17
Disagree	19	23
Disagree strongly	3	4
(Don't know)	1	1
Unweighted base	1637	1508

Q331, [ChrHelpM] / [ChrHelpF] / [ChrHelp]
Q337, CARD D9
Q369 Suppose you knew someone like ( Colin/Mary) who wanted help. Who would you advise them to turn to first for help? (Please take your answer from this card.)
CODE ONE ONLY

	%	%	%
	[ChrHelM1]	[ChrHelf1]	[ChrHelp1]
NHS Doctor / GP	47	52	49
A counsellor/other kind of therapist	8	5	6
A support group such as AA	27	27	27
A social worker	1	*	1
A friend/someone in their family	12	9	11
A helpline, such as Drinkline	4	6	5
Someone else	*	*	*
(This would never happen/should not get help)	*	-	*
(Don't know)	1	1	1
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

	2004	2007
	COLIN
	%	%
NHS Doctor / GP	40	47
A counsellor/other kind of therapist	6	8
A support group such as AA	38	27
A social worker	1	1
A friend/someone in their family	11	12
A helpline, such as Drinkline	4	4
Someone else	*	*
(This would never happen/should not get help)		*
(Don't know)	*	1
Unweighted base	832	760

	2004	2007
	MARY
	%	%
NHS Doctor / GP	44	52
A counsellor/other kind of therapist	5	5
A support group such as AA	29	27
A social worker	1	*
A friend/someone in their family	14	9
A helpline, such as Drinkline	7	6
Someone else	1	*
(This would never happen/should not get help)	*	-
(Don't know)	*	1
(Not answered)	*	-
Unweighted base	805	748

	2004	2007
	COMBINED
	%	%
NHS Doctor / GP	42	49
A counsellor/other kind of therapist	6	6
A support group such as AA	33	27
A social worker	1	1
A friend/someone in their family	12	11
A helpline, such as Drinkline	6	5
Someone else	*	*
(This would never happen/should not get help)	*	*
(Don't know)	*	1
Unweighted base	1637	1508

Note: for the following questions respondents with an odd serial number were asked about a man (Mark) and those with an even serial number were asked about a woman (Karen). The two sets of responses are also available in combined in single variables. The male, female and combined variable names are indicated above each question.

ASK ALL
Q340 [KarMar]
HAND OVER EXAMPLE CARD TWO AND READ OUT:
Now here is a different situation. ( Karen/Mark) is 20 and is a student with a weekend job. ( She/He) doesn't drink much during the week, but ( she/he) and ( her/his) flatmates spend most Friday and Saturday nights out drinking. ( She/He) is often unable to remember bits of what ( she/he) did the night before, and is sometimes so ill the following day that ( she/he) can't go to work. From time to time ( Karen/Mark) does something when ( she's/he's) drunk which ( she/he)later regrets.

Q341, [BgeProbM] / [BgeProbF] / [BgeProb]
Q347, PLEASE TURN BACK TO CARD D6
Q370 First, how serious a problem would you consider ( Mark/Karen)'s drinking to be, or do you not think it's a problem?
Please just tell me the number of your answer from the card ⁴⁶

	%	%	%
	[BgePrbM1]	[BgePrbF1]	[BgePrb1]
Very serious	26	34	30
Fairly serious	51	50	50
Not very serious	22	15	19
Not at all serious	2	*	1
(Don't know)	*	*	*
(Not answered)	-	-	-
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

	2004	2007
	MARK
	%	%
Very serious	34	26
Fairly serious	48	51
Not very serious	17	22
Not at all serious	1	2
(Don't know)	*	*
Unweighted base	832	760

	2004	2007
	KAREN
	%	%
Very serious	38	34
Fairly serious	45	50
Not very serious	15	15
Not at all serious	1	*
(Don't know)	*	*
(Not answered)	*	-
Unweighted base	805	748

	2004	2007
	COMBINED
	%	%
Very serious	36	30
Fairly serious	47	50
Not very serious	16	19
Not at all serious	1	1
(Don't know)	*	*
Unweighted base	1632	1508

Q342, [BgeHlthM] / [BgeHlthF] / [BgeHlth]
Q348, CARD D7
Q371 How likely is it that ( Mark/Karen)'s current drinking behaviour will seriously damage ( his/her) health if continued long term? ⁴⁷ (Again, please just tell me the number)

	%	%	%
	[BgeHltM1]	[BgeHltF1]	[BgeHlth1]
Very likely	43	51	47
Fairly likely	47	44	45
Not very likely	9	5	7
Not at all likely	1	-	*
(Don't know)	*	*	*
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

	2004	2007
	MARK
	%	%
Very likely	42	43
Fairly likely	43	47
Not very likely	14	9
Not at all likely	1	1
(Don't know)	*	*
Unweighted base	832	760

	2004	2007
	KAREN
	%	%
Very likely	44	51
Fairly likely	43	44
Not very likely	13	5
Not at all likely	*	-
(Don't know)	*	*
(Not answered)	*	-
Unweighted base	805	748

	2004	2007
	COMBINED
	%	%
Very likely	43	47
Fairly likely	43	45
Not very likely	13	7
Not at all likely	1	*
(Don't know)	*	*
Unweighted base	1637	1508

Q343, [BgeEmbM] / [BgeEmbF] / [BgeEmb]
Q349, CARD D8
Q372 How much do you agree or disagree that (Mark/Karen) should feel embarrassed about (his/her) drinking?
(Again, please just tell me the number)

	%	%	%
	[BgeEmbM1]	[BgeEmbF1]	[BgeEmb1]
Agree strongly	16	20	18
Agree	42	43	42
Neither agree nor disagree	20	17	19
Disagree	19	17	18
Disagree strongly	3	2	2
(Don't know)	*	*	*
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

	2004	2007
	MARK
	%	%
Agree strongly	20	16
Agree	48	42
Neither agree nor disagree	16	20
Disagree	14	19
Disagree strongly	2	3
(Don't know)	*	*
Unweighted base	832	760

	2004	2007
	KAREN
	%	%
Agree strongly	20	20
Agree	47	43
Neither agree nor disagree	19	17
Disagree	13	17
Disagree strongly	1	2
(Don't know)	*	*
(Not answered)	*	-
Unweighted base	805	748

	2004	2007
	COMBINED
	%	%
Agree strongly	20	18
Agree	48	42
Neither agree nor disagree	18	19
Disagree	13	18
Disagree strongly	1	2
(Don't know)	*	*
Unweighted base	1637	1508

Q344, [BgeHelpM] / [BgeHelpF] / [BgeHelp]
Q350, CARD D9
Q373 Suppose you knew someone like (Mark/Karen) who wanted help. Who would you advise them to turn to first for help? (Please take your answer from this card.)
CODE ONE ONLY
1 NHS doctor / GP 2 A counsellor or other kind of therapist
3 A support group such as Alcoholics Anonymous
4 A social worker
5 A friend / someone in their family
6 A helpline, such as Drinkline
7 Someone else (WRITE IN)
8 Does not need help
9 (This would never happen)
10 (Should not get help)
98 Don't know
99 Refusal

	%	%	%
	[BgeHelM1]	[BgeHelf1]	[BgeHelp1]
NHS Doctor / GP	28	30	29
A counsellor/other kind of therapist	9	13	11
A support group such as AA	12	9	11
A social worker	*	*	*
A friend/someone in their family	31	34	32
A helpline, such as Drinkline	12	10	11
Someone else	*	1	1
Does not need help	5	1	3
(This would never happen /should not get help	1	*	*
(Don't know)	1	1	1
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

	2004	2007
	MARK
	%	%
NHS Doctor / GP	29	28
A counsellor/other kind of therapist	11	9
A support group such as AA	14	12
A social worker	2	*
A friend/someone in their family	31	31
A helpline, such as Drinkline	11	12
Someone else	1	*
Does not need help	3	5
(This would never happen /should not get help	-	1
(Don't know)	1	1
Unweighted base	832	760

	2004	2007
	KAREN
	%	%
NHS Doctor / GP	28	30
A counsellor/other kind of therapist	10	13
A support group such as AA	11	9
A social worker	1	*
A friend/someone in their family	35	34
A helpline, such as Drinkline	13	10
Someone else	1	1
Does not need help	2	1
(This would never happen /should not get help	-	*
(Don't know)	1	1
(Not answered)	*	-
Unweighted base	805	748

	2004	2007
	COMBINED
	%	%
NHS Doctor / GP	28	29
A counsellor/other kind of therapist	10	11
A support group such as AA	12	11
A social worker	1	*
A friend/someone in their family	33	32
A helpline, such as Drinkline	12	11
Someone else	1	1
Does not need help	2	3
(This would never happen /should not get help	-	*
(Don't know)	1	1
Unweighted base	1637	1508

Note: for the following questions respondents with an odd serial number were asked about a man (John) and those with an even serial number were asked about a woman (Elaine). The two sets of responses are also available in combined in single variables. The male, female and combined variable names are indicated above each question.

Q353 [JohnEla] ⁴⁸ HAND OVER EXAMPLE CARD THREE AND READ OUT:
Here is a different situation. ( John/Elaine) is 45 and married. ( He/She) has a stressful job and often works long hours. ( He/She) drinks ( two thirds of a bottle of wine/half a bottle of wine) most evenings, sometimes more if ( he/she) has had a particularly stressful day. ( John/Elaine) now and then feels slightly hungover in the morning, but doesn't believe it affects ( his/her) ability to do ( his/her) job or ( his/her) family life.
Q354, [JEprobM] / [JEprobF] / [JEprob]
Q360, PLEASE TURN BACK TO CARD D6 AGAIN
Q374 First, how serious a problem would you consider ( John/Elaine)'s drinking to be, or do you not think it's a problem?
Again, please just tell me the number of your answer from the card.

	%	%	%
	[JEprobM]	[JEprobF]	[JEprob]
Very serious	22	18	20
Fairly serious	51	51	51
Not very serious	26	29	27
Not at all serious	1	2	1
(Don't know)	*	*	*
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

Q355, [JEHlthM] / [JEHlthF] / [JEHlth]
Q361, CARD D7
Q375 How likely is it that ( John/Elaine)'s current drinking behaviour will seriously damage ( his/her) health if continued long term?
(Again, please just tell me the number)

	%	%	%
	[JEHlthM]	[JEHlthF]	[JEHlth]
Very likely	35	34	35
Fairly likely	51	49	50
Not very likely	12	15	13
Not at all likely	1	1	1
(Don't know)	1	*	1
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

Q356, [JEEmbM] / [JEEmbF] / [JEEmb]
Q362, CARD D8
Q376 How much do you agree or disagree that ( John/Elaine) should feel embarrassed about ( his/her) drinking?
(Again please just tell me the number)

	%	%	%
	[JEEmbM]	[JEEmbF]	[JEEmb]
Agree strongly	9	9	9
Agree	29	29	29
Neither agree nor disagree	31	25	28
Disagree	26	31	29
Disagree strongly	4	5	4
(Don't know)	1	1	1
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

Q357, [JEHelpM] / [JEHelpF] / [JEHelp]
Q363, CARD D9
Q377 Suppose you knew someone like ( John/Elaine) who wanted help. Who would you advise them to turn to first for help? (Please take your answer from this card.)
CODE ONE ONLY

	%	%	%
	[JEHelpM]	[JEHelpF]	[JEHelp]
NHS Doctor / GP	36	36	36
A counsellor/other kind of therapist	14	12	13
A support group such as AA	10	9	9
A social worker	1	*	*
A friend/someone in their family	27	31	29
A helpline, such as Drinkline	6	6	6
Someone else	1	1	1
Does not need help	3	4	3
(This would never happen /should not get help	1	1	1
(Don't know)	1	1	1
Unweighted base	760	748	1508

COMPARISONS OF ATTITUDES TO CHRONIC/BINGE/HAZARDOUS DRINKING:

How serious a problem?

	%	%	%
	Chronic	Binge	Hazardous
Very serious	88	30	20
Fairly serious	11	50	51
Not very serious	*	19	27
Not at all serious	*	1	1
(Don't know)	*	*	*
Unweighted base	1508	1508	1508

How likely to damage health?

	%	%	%
	Chronic	Binge	Hazardous
Very likely	94	47	35
Fairly likely	6	45	50
Not very likely	-	7	13
Not at all likely	*	*	1
(Don't know)	*	*	1
Unweighted base	1508	1508	1508

Should be embarrassed?

	%	%	%


	Chronic	Binge	Hazardous
Agree strongly	24	18	9
Agree	31	42	29
Neither agree nor disagree	17	19	28
Disagree	23	18	29
Disagree strongly	4	2	4
(Don't know)	1	*	1
Unweighted base	1508	1508	1508

Who would advise to turn to first for help?

	%	%	%
	Chronic	Binge	Hazardous
NHS Doctor / GP	49	29	36
A counsellor/other kind of therapist	6	11	13
A support group such as AA	27	11	9
A social worker	1	*	*
A friend/someone in their family	11	32	29
A helpline, such as Drinkline	5	11	6
Someone else	*	1	1
Does not need help	-	3	3
(This would never happen /should not get help	*	*	1
(Don't know)	1	1	1
Unweighted base	1508	1508	1508

ASK ALL

Q378 [hrdunit]
As you know, some drinks contain more alcohol than others. The amount is sometimes measured in terms of 'units of alcohol'. Have you heard about measuring alcohol in units?

	%
	2007
Yes	95
No	5
Don't know	*
Unweighted base	1508

IF 'Yes' AT [hrdunit]

Q379 [beerunit]
We are interested to know what people understand by a unit of alcohol. How many units do you think there are in a pint of normal strength beer, or are you not sure?

	%	%
	All who have heard of units	All respondents
1 unit	7	7
2 units	48	45
3 units	7	6
4 units	5	4
5 to 10 units	2	2
11+	*	*
Don't know	31	29
Not heard of units	-	5
Not answered	*	*
Unweighted base	1415	1508

Q380 [sprtunit]
How many units do you think there are in a single pub measure of spirits? For example whisky or gin. Or are you not sure?

	%	%
	All who have heard of units	All respondents
1 unit	38	36
2 units	21	19
3 or 4 units	8	7
5 to 10 units	3	3
11+	*	*
Don't know	30	28
Not heard of units	-	5
Not answered	*	*
Unweighted base	1415	1508

Q381 [wineunit]
Finally, how many units do you think there are in a normal bottle of wine, or are you not sure?
TYPE IN NUMBER. IF RESPONDENT GIVES A RANGE (E.G. 3 OR 4), PLEASE ENTER HIGHEST FIGURE GIVEN, ROUNDED UP TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.
FOR DON'T KNOW, USE CTRL-K.

	%	%
	All who have heard of units	All respondents
1 to 3 units	4	4
4 to 5 units	18	17
6 to 7 units	18	17
8 to 10 units	16	15
11 to 20 units	6	15
21 +	1	5
Don't know	37	35
Not heard of units	-	5
Not answered	*	*
Unweighted base	1415	1508

ASK ALL

Q382 [LmtDUnit]
The government advises people not to drink more than a certain number of units of alcohol a day. Have you heard of this advice?

	%
	2007
Yes	93
No	7
Don't know	*
Unweighted base	1508

IF 'Yes' AT [LmtDUnit]

Q383 [UnitMen]
What do you think is the current recommended maximum number of units per day for men or are you not sure?

	%	%
	All who have heard of advice	All respondents
1 or 2 units	13	12
3 or 4 units	36	34
5 or 6 units	9	9
7 to 10 units	4	4
11+	1	1
Don't know	37	34
Not heard of advice	-	7
Not answered	*	*
Unweighted base	1405	1508

Q384 [UnitWomn]
And for women? (What do you think is the current recommended maximum number of units per day for them, or are you not sure?)
TYPE IN NUMBER. IF RESPONDENT GIVES A RANGE (E.G. 3 OR 4), PLEASE PROBE FOR MAXIMUM.
FOR DON'T KNOW, USE CTRL-K.

	%	%
	All who have heard of advice	All respondents
1	11	10
2 or 3	44	41
4 to 6	9	8
7 to 10	2	2
11+	*	*
Don't know	34	31
Not heard of advice	-	7
Not answered	*	*
Unweighted base	1405	1508

Self-completion questions

Please tick one box to show how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements

[DrkWEnds]
Getting drunk is a perfectly acceptable thing to do at weekends.

[DrkReg]
There's nothing wrong with people my age getting drunk regularly.

[DrkScot]
Drinking is a major part of the Scottish way of life.

	2004	2007	2004	2007	2004	2007
	[DrkWEnds]		[DrkReg]		[DrkScot]
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Agree strongly	2	3	1	2	8	16
Agree	16	12	10	8	55	51
Neither agree nor disagree	27	26	21	16	16	14
Disagree	36	37	46	47	16	14
Disagree strongly	16	20	20	26	3	3
Can't choose	1	1	1	1	1	1
(Not answered)	2	*	2	1	2	1
Unweighted base	1514	1312	1514	1312	1514	1312

[DrkEnjoy]
In general, it's easier to enjoy a social event if you've had a drink. ⁴⁹

[DrkBlame]
Most people with serious drinking problems have only themselves to blame.

	2004	2007	2004	2007
	[DrkEnjoy]		[DrkBlame]
	%	%	%	%
Agree strongly	3	1	5	11
Agree	32	37	29	36
Neither agree nor disagree	24	25	22	20
Disagree	31	28	33	27
Disagree strongly	7	7	7	4
Can't choose	1	1	2	2
(Not answered)	2	1	2	*
Unweighted base	1514	1312	1514	1312

[DrkNtOut]
You can enjoy a night out in the pub without drinking alcohol.

[DrkUKSen]
Adults in other parts of the UK tend to drink alcohol more sensibly than adults in Scotland.

[DrkAmAsh]
The amount of alcohol people in Scotland drink is something we should all be ashamed of.

[DrkPrInc]
The price of alcohol should be put up to encourage people to drink less. 1052

[DrkFrTro]
I would feel partly responsible if a friend I was with got drunk and ended up in trouble.

	%	%	%
	DrkNtOut	DrkUKSen	DrkAmAsh
Agree strongly	20	3	12
Agree	61	23	36
Neither agree nor disagree	9	22	28
Disagree	7	38	18
Disagree strongly	1	8	4
Can't choose	1	4	2
(Not answered)	1	1	*
Unweighted base	1312	1312	1312

	%	%
	DrkPrInc	DrkFrTro
Agree strongly	9	6
Agree	24	47
Neither agree nor disagree	19	16
Disagree	36	24
Disagree strongly	10	4
Can't choose	1	2
(Not answered)	1	1
Unweighted base	1312	1312

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Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2007: Something to be ashamed of or part of our way of life? Attitudes towards alcohol in Scotland

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