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.

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Scottish Health Survey

Table 1.2 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level, 2016, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over	2016
Alcohol units per week	Age							Total
Alcohol units per week	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level^a
Non-drinker	11	8	8	12	13	15	26	13
Moderate	57	59	55	50	47	47	54	53
Hazardous / Harmful	32	33	37	38	40	38	20	35
Mean units per week^b	18.4	13.5	15.8	17.6	20.7	17.6	12.8	16.9
SE of the mean	4.00	1.95	1.69	1.42	1.67	1.30	1.55	0.80
Women
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level^a
Non-drinker	10	16	17	17	15	27	41	19
Moderate	65	71	64	66	62	59	53	63
Hazardous / Harmful	25	13	19	18	23	14	5	17
Mean units per week^b	11.3	7.4	8.6	8.7	10.8	8.0	4.8	8.8
SE of the mean	1.42	0.72	0.83	0.68	0.83	0.70	0.68	0.37
All adults
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level^a
Non-drinker	11	12	13	14	14	22	35	16
Moderate	61	65	60	58	55	53	54	58
Hazardous / Harmful	29	23	28	27	31	25	11	26
Mean units per week^b	14.9	10.5	12.3	13.1	15.7	12.9	8.6	12.8
SE of the mean	2.24	1.09	1.01	0.82	0.99	0.82	0.89	0.47
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Table 1.2 - Continued
Aged 16 and over								2016
Alcohol units per week	Age							Total
Alcohol units per week	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+
Bases (weighted):
Men	267	323	318	377	324	255	167	2031
Male drinkers	225	297	287	325	276	212	122	1744
Women	254	344	336	407	340	281	236	2199
Female drinkers	220	286	278	334	285	200	134	1736
All adults	521	667	654	783	665	536	403	4230
All drinkers	445	583	565	659	561	412	256	3480
Bases (unweighted):
Men	157	206	264	339	358	337	208	1869
Male drinkers	134	187	239	296	303	277	151	1587
Women	179	318	346	439	429	400	284	2395
Female drinkers	153	266	296	369	362	285	158	1889
All adults	336	524	610	778	787	737	492	4264
All drinkers	287	453	535	665	665	562	309	3476

a Non-drinker: no units per week; Moderate: >0 units and up to 14 units; Hazardous / harmful: more than 14 units
b Those who had consumed alcohol in the past year

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Table 1.2 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level, 2016, by age and sex

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