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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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Aged 16 and over	2014/2015 combined
AUDIT score	Age							Total
AUDIT score	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Low risk drinking or abstinence (0-7)	60	65	77	76	80	86	95	75
Hazardous drinking (8-15)	33	30	21	20	16	12	5	21
Harmful drinking (16-19)	4	4	1	2	2	1	0	2
Possible alcohol dependence (20+)	3	1	1	2	2	1	0	2
Score of 8 or more	40	35	23	24	20	14	5	25
Score of 16 or more	7	5	2	4	4	2	1	4
Women
Low risk drinking or abstinence (0-7)	71	85	88	88	94	97	99	88
Hazardous drinking (8-15)	24	14	11	10	5	2	0	10
Harmful drinking (16-19)	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Possible alcohol dependence (20+)	1	1	1	0	0	0	-	1
Score of 8 or more	29	15	12	12	6	3	1	12
Score of 16 or more	5	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
All Adults
Low risk drinking or abstinence (0-7)	65	75	82	82	87	92	98	82
Hazardous drinking (8-15)	28	22	16	15	10	7	2	15
Harmful drinking (16-19)	4	2	1	1	1	1	0	2
Possible alcohol dependence (20+)	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Score of 8 or more	35	25	18	18	13	8	2	18
Score of 16 or more	6	3	2	2	2	1	0	3
Bases (weighted):
Men	578	667	663	778	647	491	298	4122
Women	586	709	700	843	702	554	434	4529
All adults	1164	1376	1363	1622	1349	1045	732	8651
Bases (unweighted):
Men	361	436	567	681	688	672	407	3812
Women	405	626	750	854	856	787	549	4827
All adults	766	1062	1317	1535	1544	1459	956	8639

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