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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 4.3 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level (age-standardised), 2017, by area deprivation and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol units per week | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | ||||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | |||||
| Non-drinker | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Moderate | 52 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 53 |
| Hazardous / Harmful | 38 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 29 |
| Mean units per week (drinkers)b | 15.9 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 17.8 |
| SE of the mean | 1.05 | 1.23 | 1.57 | 1.77 | 3.32 |
| Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers)c | 30.0 | 30.9 | 35.9 | 36.9 | 41.5 |
| SE of the mean | 1.60 | 1.89 | 3.47 | 4.35 | 7.42 |
| Women | |||||
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | |||||
| Non-drinker | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 26 |
| Moderate | 66 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 61 |
| Hazardous / Harmful | 22 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
| Mean units per week (drinkers)b | 10.0 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| SE of the mean | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 0.88 |
| Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers)c | 25.1 | 27.8 | 26.9 | [29.4] | [28.9] |
| SE of the mean | 1.37 | 1.87 | 1.63 | [3.72] | [2.79] |
| All adults | |||||
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | |||||
| Non-drinker | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 23 |
| Moderate | 59 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 58 |
| Hazardous / Harmful | 30 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 20 |
| Mean units per week (drinkers)b | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 12.4 |
| SE of the mean | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.60 |
| Mean units per week (hazardous / harmful drinkers)c | 28.2 | 30.0 | 32.7 | 34.5 | 37.1 |
| SE of the mean | 1.19 | 1.42 | 2.46 | 3.24 | 5.04 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 370 | 371 | 351 | 363 | 288 |
| Male drinkers | 328 | 317 | 294 | 301 | 233 |
| Male hazardous / harmful drinkers | 140 | 136 | 110 | 95 | 84 |
| Women | 398 | 360 | 375 | 372 | 372 |
| Female drinkers | 341 | 298 | 291 | 285 | 271 |
| Female hazardous / harmful drinkers | 86 | 54 | 59 | 45 | 47 |
| All adults | 768 | 731 | 727 | 735 | 659 |
| All drinkers | 670 | 615 | 585 | 586 | 504 |
| All hazardous / harmful drinkers | 227 | 190 | 169 | 140 | 131 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 308 | 371 | 354 | 310 | 233 |
| Male drinkers | 273 | 316 | 287 | 252 | 185 |
| Male hazardous / harmful drinkers | 122 | 128 | 103 | 85 | 76 |
| Women | 408 | 447 | 456 | 391 | 364 |
| Female drinkers | 344 | 367 | 353 | 297 | 265 |
| Female hazardous / harmful drinkers | 92 | 67 | 71 | 43 | 43 |
| All adults | 716 | 818 | 810 | 701 | 597 |
| All drinkers | 617 | 683 | 640 | 549 | 450 |
| All hazardous / harmful drinkers | 214 | 195 | 174 | 128 | 119 |
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
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