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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 4.3 Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week, 2003 to 2015
Aged 16 and over and drank alcohol in past week | 2003 to 2015 | |||||||||
% who drank on >5 days / mean number of days drank alcohol in last weeka | 2003 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
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 | |
Mean number of days | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | |
SE of the mean | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
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 | |
Mean number of days | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | |
SE of the mean | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
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 | |
Mean number of days | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |
SE of the mean | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
Bases (weighted): | ||||||||||
Men | 2762 | 2160 | 2497 | 2307 | 2406 | 1551 | 1538 | 1437 | 1537 | |
Women | 2472 | 1953 | 2199 | 2070 | 2152 | 1283 | 1285 | 1301 | 1370 | |
All adults | 5234 | 4113 | 4696 | 4377 | 4557 | 2834 | 2823 | 2738 | 2907 | |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||||
Men | 2590 | 1967 | 2266 | 2057 | 2174 | 1405 | 1392 | 1346 | 1421 | |
Women | 2609 | 2053 | 2346 | 2200 | 2256 | 1361 | 1354 | 1360 | 1410 | |
All adults | 5199 | 4020 | 4612 | 4257 | 4430 | 2766 | 2746 | 2706 | 2831 |
a Of those who drank alcohol in the last week
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