Scottish Health Survey: Revised Alcohol Consumption Estimates 2003

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Table 1.4A Comparison of original and revised estimates of usual weekly alcohol consumption level (observed), by equivalised household income quintile and sex

Aged 16 and over

2003

Equivalised annual household income quintile

Alcohol units per week

% who drank over 21 units

% who drank over 50 units

Mean units consumed

Bases (weighted):

Bases (unweighted):

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

Observed

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Men

1 (highest)

33

45

36.4

6

11

83.3

18.1

23.3

28.7

837

772

2

32

39

21.9

6

9

50.0

18.2

21.7

19.2

688

639

3

27

32

18.5

6

8

33.3

17.5

20.2

15.4

609

577

4

23

27

17.4

6

8

33.3

15.8

17.7

12.0

619

649

5 (lowest)

23

25

8.7

7

9

28.6

17.5

19.0

8.6

509

475

Women

% who drank over 14 units

% who drank over 35 units

Mean units consumed

Bases (weighted):

Bases (unweighted):

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

Original

Revised Unit Conversion

% change

1 (highest)

22

40

81.8

2

7

250.0

8.8

13.6

54.5

769

805

2

16

28

75.0

1

4

300.0

7.5

10.6

41.3

676

714

3

13

19

46.2

2

5

150.0

6.0

8.3

38.3

700

749

4

10

15

50.0

2

3

50.0

4.8

6.2

29.2

823

919

5 (lowest)

11

16

45.5

2

4

100.0

6.3

8.0

27.0

647

685

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