Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 4.5 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level (revised guidelines), age-standardised, 2015, by household income
Aged 16 and over | 2015 | |||||
Alcohol units per weeka | Equivalised annual household income quintile | |||||
1st (highest income) | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th (lowest income) | ||
% | % | % | % | % | ||
Men | ||||||
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level a | ||||||
Non-drinker | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | |
Moderate | 50 | 52 | 50 | 55 | 46 | |
Hazardous / Harmful | 46 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 26 | |
Mean units per week (drinkers) b | 16.7 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 23.1 | |
SE of the mean | 0.85 | 1.04 | 1.19 | 1.81 | 2.91 | |
Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers) c | 28.3 | 30.8 | 30.2 | 34.7 | 54.8 | |
SE of the mean | 1.13 | 1.43 | 1.74 | 5.02 | 5.97 | |
Women | ||||||
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level a | ||||||
Non-drinker | 10 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 27 | |
Moderate | 66 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 61 | |
Hazardous / Harmful | 24 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 11 | |
Mean units per week b | 10.0 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 9.2 | |
SE of the mean | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.53 | 1.03 | 1.17 | |
Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers) c | 23.3 | 22.9 | 24.4 | [33.3] | [39.1] | |
SE of the mean | 1.16 | 1.54 | 1.32 | [2.79] | [4.68] | |
All Adults | ||||||
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level a | ||||||
Non-drinker | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 27 | |
Moderate | 58 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 54 | |
Hazardous / Harmful | 35 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 18 | |
Mean units per week b | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 15.3 | |
SE of the mean | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 1.06 | 1.51 | |
Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers) c | 26.6 | 28.3 | 28.5 | 34.2 | 49.3 | |
SE of the mean | 0.94 | 1.08 | 1.34 | 3.42 | 4.24 | |
Bases (weighted): | ||||||
Men | 446 | 435 | 427 | 327 | 325 | |
Male drinkers | 425 | 407 | 377 | 261 | 227 | |
Male hazardous / harmful drinkers | 206 | 185 | 171 | 81 | 85 | |
Women | 448 | 428 | 447 | 372 | 398 | |
Female drinkers | 398 | 376 | 364 | 286 | 289 | |
Female hazardous / harmful drinkers | 105 | 86 | 74 | 42 | 45 | |
All adults | 894 | 863 | 874 | 698 | 723 | |
All drinkers | 824 | 783 | 742 | 548 | 516 | |
All hazardous / harmful drinkers | 311 | 272 | 245 | 123 | 131 | |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||||
Men | 404 | 397 | 410 | 321 | 322 | |
Male drinkers | 382 | 367 | 351 | 256 | 226 | |
Male hazardous / harmful drinkers | 182 | 168 | 154 | 87 | 86 | |
Women | 452 | 453 | 476 | 408 | 448 | |
Female drinkers | 410 | 400 | 380 | 303 | 311 | |
Female hazardous / harmful drinkers | 108 | 87 | 83 | 49 | 47 | |
All adults | 856 | 850 | 886 | 729 | 770 | |
All drinkers | 792 | 767 | 731 | 559 | 537 | |
All hazardous / harmful drinkers | 290 | 255 | 237 | 136 | 133 |
a Non-drinker: no units per week; Moderate: >0 units and up to 14 units; Hazardous / harmful: more than 14 units
b Those who had consumed alcohol in the past year
c Those who drank an average of more than 14 units per week over the past year
Contact
Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot
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