Aged 16 and over								2015
Alcohol units per week	Age							Total
Alcohol units per week	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level ^a
Non-drinker	13	10	12	11	13	17	24	14
Moderate	49	55	55	50	45	46	54	51
Hazardous / Harmful	38	35	33	39	41	37	22	36
Mean units per week ^b	18.9	17.9	14.6	16.3	20.6	17.8	11.6	17.2
SE of the mean	3.13	1.94	1.10	1.31	1.48	1.31	0.97	0.69
Women
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level ^a
Non-drinker	7	17	15	13	16	25	38	18
Moderate	73	68	70	67	64	59	55	66
Hazardous / Harmful	20	15	15	20	20	17	7	17
Mean units per week ^b	10.8	8.1	8.0	9.5	9.3	8.6	5.4	8.7
SE of the mean	1.45	0.67	0.58	0.60	0.71	0.70	0.57	0.30
All Adults
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level ^a
Non-drinker	10	14	14	12	15	21	32	16
Moderate	61	62	63	59	55	53	55	58
Hazardous / Harmful	29	24	23	29	30	26	13	26
Mean units per week ^b	14.7	13.1	11.2	12.8	14.9	13.1	8.3	12.9
SE of the mean	1.67	1.14	0.67	0.72	0.87	0.81	0.61	0.39
Bases (weighted):
Men	311	379	367	442	375	286	190	2350
Male drinkers	268	331	317	388	322	233	145	2003
Women	308	403	396	471	392	321	272	2564
Female drinkers	285	327	329	406	324	238	167	2077
All adults	620	782	762	913	767	607	463	4914
All drinkers	552	658	646	794	647	471	312	4080
Bases (unweighted):
Men	179	237	309	401	409	397	280	2212
Male drinkers	156	206	265	351	345	323	210	1856
Women	195	345	390	486	487	461	359	2723
Female drinkers	177	279	322	418	400	342	218	2156
All adults	374	582	699	887	896	858	639	4935
All drinkers	333	485	587	769	745	665	428	4012

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Table 4.4 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level (revised guidelines), 2015, by age and sex

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