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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 4.7 Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week, 2015, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over and drank alcohol in past week | 2015 | |||||||
% who drank on >5 days / mean number of days drank alcohol in last weeka | Age | Total | ||||||
16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Men | ||||||||
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week a | ||||||||
Drank on >5 days | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 14 |
Mean number of days | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
SE of the mean | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.06 |
Women | ||||||||
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week a | ||||||||
Drank on >5 days | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 8 |
Mean number of days | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
SE of the mean | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.05 |
All Adults | ||||||||
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week a | ||||||||
Drank on >5 days | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 11 |
Mean number of days | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
SE of the mean | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.05 |
Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
Men | 190 | 255 | 250 | 299 | 253 | 189 | 100 | 1537 |
Women | 169 | 216 | 219 | 290 | 233 | 154 | 89 | 1370 |
All adults | 359 | 471 | 469 | 589 | 486 | 343 | 189 | 2907 |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
Men | 107 | 156 | 207 | 269 | 273 | 261 | 148 | 1421 |
Women | 102 | 177 | 212 | 295 | 289 | 218 | 117 | 1410 |
All adults | 209 | 333 | 419 | 564 | 562 | 479 | 265 | 2831 |
a Of those who drank alcohol in the last week
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