Scottish Health Survey: Revised Alcohol Consumption Estimates 2003
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Table 1.3 Estimated usual weekly alcohol consumption level (observed and age-standardised), by NS-SEC of household reference person and sex
Aged 16 and over | 2003 |
Alcohol units per week | NS-SEC of household reference person |
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Managerial & professional | Intermediate | Small employers & own account workers | Lower supervisory & technical | Semi-routine & routine |
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% | % | % | % | % |
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Men |
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Observed |
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% drinking more than 21 units a week | 39 | 40 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
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% drinking more than 50 units a week | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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Estimated mean weekly units of alcohol | 21.7 | 21.2 | 17.5 | 19.7 | 20.1 |
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Standard error of mean | 0.76 | 1.66 | 1.43 | 1.77 | 1.33 |
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Standardised |
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% drinking more than 21 units a week | 39 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
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% drinking more than 50 units a week | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
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Estimated mean weekly units of alcohol | 21.6 | 20.0 | 17.4 | 20.0 | 20.4 |
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Standard error of mean | 0.76 | 1.49 | 1.58 | 1.75 | 1.39 |
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Women |
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Observed |
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% drinking more than 14 units a week | 33 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 15 |
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% drinking more than 35 units a week | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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Estimated mean weekly units of alcohol | 12.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 6.6 |
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Standard error of mean | 0.46 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.56 | 0.52 |
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Standardised |
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% drinking more than 14 units a week | 32 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 16 |
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% drinking more than 35 units a week | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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Estimated mean weekly units of alcohol | 11.6 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 |
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Standard error of mean | 0.50 | 0.99 | 0.87 | 0.57 | 0.57 |
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Bases (weighted): | | | | | |
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Men | 1422 | 248 | 351 | 532 | 1149 |
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Women | 1508 | 391 | 339 | 453 | 1383 |
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Bases (unweighted): | | | | | |
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Men | 1330 | 210 | 367 | 517 | 1067 |
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Women | 1582 | 401 | 384 | 490 | 1480 |
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Page updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2008