Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 4.2 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level, 2017, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over | 2017 | |||||||
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Alcohol units per week | Age | Total | ||||||
16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Men | ||||||||
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | ||||||||
Non-drinker | 14 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 14 |
Moderate | 51 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 53 |
Hazardous / Harmful | 35 | 31 | 24 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 23 | 33 |
Mean units per weekb | 15.2 | 11.9 | 16.4 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 17.9 | 13.2 | 16.4 |
SE of the mean | 1.72 | 1.11 | 3.27 | 2.10 | 1.74 | 1.39 | 1.27 | 0.79 |
Women | ||||||||
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | ||||||||
Non-drinker | 18 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 19 |
Moderate | 63 | 71 | 72 | 67 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 65 |
Hazardous / Harmful | 18 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 16 |
Mean units per weekb | 9.7 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 8.6 |
SE of the mean | 1.45 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.64 | 0.34 |
All adults | ||||||||
Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption levela | ||||||||
Non-drinker | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 17 |
Moderate | 57 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 54 | 56 | 52 | 59 |
Hazardous / Harmful | 27 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 24 |
Mean units per weekb | 12.6 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 15.3 | 13 | 8.6 | 12.5 |
SE of the mean | 1.19 | 0.74 | 1.66 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.78 | 0.45 |
Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
Men | 223 | 294 | 269 | 313 | 281 | 220 | 142 | 1743 |
Male drinkers | 188 | 269 | 215 | 273 | 242 | 187 | 99 | 1472 |
Women | 206 | 301 | 283 | 345 | 298 | 242 | 201 | 1877 |
Female drinkers | 168 | 239 | 238 | 299 | 245 | 178 | 118 | 1486 |
All adults | 429 | 595 | 552 | 658 | 580 | 462 | 343 | 3619 |
All drinkers | 357 | 508 | 453 | 572 | 487 | 365 | 218 | 2958 |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
Men | 122 | 219 | 200 | 239 | 326 | 282 | 188 | 1576 |
Male drinkers | 100 | 201 | 162 | 207 | 277 | 236 | 130 | 1313 |
Women | 139 | 282 | 322 | 365 | 384 | 339 | 235 | 2066 |
Female drinkers | 112 | 224 | 267 | 313 | 317 | 255 | 138 | 1626 |
All adults | 261 | 501 | 522 | 604 | 710 | 621 | 423 | 3642 |
All drinkers | 212 | 425 | 429 | 520 | 594 | 491 | 268 | 2939 |
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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