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 4.6 Units consumed on heaviest drinking day, 2015, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over | 2015 | |||||||
Alcohol units per day | Age | Total | ||||||
16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Men | ||||||||
Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | ||||||||
Consumed over 4 units on HDD | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 41 |
Consumed over 8 units on HDD | 34 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
Mean units on HDDa | 12.6 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 8.6 |
SE of the mean | 1.29 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.29 |
Women | ||||||||
Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | ||||||||
Consumed over 3 units on HDD | 32 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 32 |
Consumed over 6 units on HDD | 19 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
Mean units on HDDa | 8.8 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 5.7 |
SE of the mean | 1.76 | 0.51 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.26 |
All Adults | ||||||||
Units consumed on heaviest drinking day (HDD) | ||||||||
Consumed over 3 / 4 units on HDD | 39 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 36 |
Consumed over 6 / 8 units on HDD | 27 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
Mean units on HDD a | 10.8 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 7.2 |
SE of the mean | 1.02 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.22 |
Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
Men | 314 | 354 | 360 | 431 | 365 | 285 | 190 | 2299 |
Male drinkers | 178 | 229 | 241 | 285 | 243 | 186 | 100 | 1462 |
Women | 303 | 397 | 389 | 468 | 389 | 321 | 273 | 2541 |
Female drinkers | 151 | 208 | 211 | 288 | 229 | 154 | 89 | 1329 |
All adults | 617 | 751 | 749 | 900 | 754 | 606 | 463 | 4841 |
All drinkers | 329 | 437 | 452 | 573 | 471 | 340 | 189 | 2791 |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
Men | 179 | 224 | 303 | 391 | 399 | 394 | 280 | 2170 |
Male drinkers | 100 | 141 | 199 | 256 | 262 | 256 | 148 | 1362 |
Women | 193 | 341 | 384 | 483 | 483 | 461 | 361 | 2706 |
Female drinkers | 91 | 170 | 204 | 292 | 284 | 218 | 117 | 1376 |
All adults | 372 | 565 | 687 | 874 | 882 | 855 | 641 | 4876 |
All drinkers | 191 | 311 | 403 | 548 | 546 | 474 | 265 | 2738 |
a Those who had consumed alcohol in the past week
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