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Scottish Health Survey 2018 - volume 2: technical report
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Table 1.12 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for alcohol variables
| 2018 | |||||||
| % (p) / Mean | Sample size (unweighted) | True standard error | 95% confidence interval | Design factor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lower | upper | ||||||
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level | |||||||
| Men | Non-drinker | 13 | 2051 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 15.3 | 1.38 |
| Moderate (up to and including 14 units) | 55 | 2051 | 1.5 | 51.9 | 57.9 | 1.48 | |
| Hazardous/harmful (over 14 units) | 32 | 2051 | 1.6 | 28.7 | 35.1 | 1.67 | |
| Women | Non-drinker | 19 | 2707 | 1.0 | 17.5 | 21.5 | 1.28 |
| Moderate (up to and including 14 units) | 65 | 2707 | 1.1 | 62.3 | 66.8 | 1.19 | |
| Hazardous/harmful (over 14 units) | 16 | 2707 | 0.8 | 14.4 | 17.7 | 1.15 | |
| Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level (mean units per adult drinker) | |||||||
| Men | Mean number of alcohol units usually consumed per week | 16.1 | 1692 | 0.72 | 14.7 | 17.5 | 1.43 |
| Women | Mean number of alcohol units usually consumed per week | 8.9 | 2111 | 0.42 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 1.27 |
| Mean units per adult drinker on heaviest drinking day | |||||||
| Male | Mean number of alcohol units on heaviest drinking day | 8.5 | 1181 | 0.32 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 1.47 |
| Women | Mean number of alcohol units on heaviest drinking day | 5.7 | 1284 | 0.18 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 1.20 |
| Drinks more than 4 units on heaviest drinking day | |||||||
| Men | Drinks more than 4 units on heaviest drinking day | 36 | 2057 | 1.5 | 33.2 | 39.1 | 1.52 |
| Drinks more than 8 units on heaviest drinking day | |||||||
| Men | Drinks more than 8 units on heaviest drinking day | 23 | 2057 | 1.5 | 19.8 | 25.7 | 1.71 |
| Drinks more than 3 units on heaviest drinking day | |||||||
| Women | Drinks more than 3 units on heaviest drinking day | 28 | 2718 | 1.1 | 26.0 | 30.4 | 1.24 |
| Drinks more than 6 units on heaviest drinking day | |||||||
| Women | Drinks more than 6 units on heaviest drinking day | 14 | 2718 | 0.8 | 12.1 | 15.3 | 1.20 |
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