Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Published: 3 October 2017
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781788512763

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Part of

Scottish Health Survey: results and reports

Table 1.5 Units consumed on heaviest drinking day, 2015/2016 combined, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over							2015/2016 combined
Alcohol units per day	Age							Total
Alcohol units per day	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD)
Consumed over 4 units on HDD	43	44	42	43	47	35	14	40
Consumed over 8 units on HDD	33	33	26	27	26	15	4	25
Mean units on HDD^a	12.1	10.1	8.4	8.6	8.3	5.9	3.6	8.4
SE of the mean	0.84	0.48	0.41	0.40	0.32	0.22	0.19	0.20
Women
Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD)
Consumed over 3 units on HDD	39	36	35	38	36	22	7	32
Consumed over 6 units on HDD	26	23	17	19	13	5	1	15
Mean units on HDD^a	9.3	7.4	6.0	5.9	4.8	3.7	2.5	5.9
SE of the mean	1.11	0.47	0.27	0.21	0.16	0.14	0.12	0.18
All adults
Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD)
Consumed over 3 / 4 units on HDD	41	40	38	40	41	28	10	36
Consumed over 6 / 8 units on HDD	29	27	21	23	19	9	2	20
Mean units on HDD^a	10.8	8.9	7.3	7.3	6.6	4.9	3.1	7.2
SE of the mean	0.67	0.37	0.26	0.25	0.20	0.15	0.12	0.15
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Table 1.5 - Continued
Aged 16 and over								2015/2016 combined
Alcohol units per day	Age							Total
Alcohol units per day	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+
Bases (weighted):
Men	562	698	653	799	689	554	363	4318
Male drinkers	317	453	422	529	469	371	194	2754
Women	546	755	699	872	739	619	505	4734
Female drinkers	288	383	371	503	444	290	161	2441
All adults	1108	1453	1351	1672	1428	1174	867	9052
All drinkers	605	837	793	1032	913	661	355	5195
Bases (unweighted):
Men	336	431	558	723	749	726	486	4009
Male drinkers	187	275	358	478	499	474	261	2532
Women	378	658	725	919	911	861	645	5097
Female drinkers	186	321	386	533	545	403	200	2574
All adults	714	1089	1283	1642	1660	1587	1131	9106
All drinkers	373	596	744	1011	1044	877	461	5106

a Those who had consumed alcohol in the past week

Table 1.6 Number of days on which adults drank alcohol in the past week, 2003 to 2016

Aged 16 and over and drank alcohol in past week									2003 - 2016
% who drank on >5 days / mean number of days drank alcohol in last week^a	2003	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week^a
Drank on >5 days	20	17	14	15	13	13	12	11	14	15
Mean number of days	3.3	3.1	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.8	2.9
SE of the mean	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.07
Women
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week^a
Drank on >5 days	13	10	9	10	10	10	9	8	8	10
Mean number of days	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.5
SE of the mean	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.08
All adults
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week^a
Drank on >5 days	17	14	11	13	12	12	11	10	11	13
Mean number of days	3.0	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7
SE of the mean	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.06
Bases (weighted):
Men	2762	2160	2497	2307	2406	1551	1538	1437	1537	1330
Women	2472	1953	2199	2070	2152	1283	1285	1301	1370	1143
All adults	5234	4113	4696	4377	4557	2834	2823	2738	2907	2473
Bases (unweighted):
Men	2590	1967	2266	2057	2174	1405	1392	1346	1421	1214
Women	2609	2053	2346	2200	2256	1361	1354	1360	1410	1222
All adults	5199	4020	4612	4257	4430	2766	2746	2706	2831	2436

a Of those who drank alcohol in the last week

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Table 1.5 Units consumed on heaviest drinking day, 2015/2016 combined, by age and sex

Table 1.6 Number of days on which adults drank alcohol in the past week, 2003 to 2016

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