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.


Table 4.3 Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week, 2003 to 2015

Aged 16 and over and drank alcohol in past week 2003 to 2015
% who drank on >5 days / mean number of days drank alcohol in last weeka 2003 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
  % % % % % % % % %
Men
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week a
Drank on >5 days 20 17 14 15 13 13 12 11 14
Mean number of days 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8
SE of the mean 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
Women
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week a
Drank on >5 days 13 10 9 10 10 10 9 8 8
Mean number of days 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3
SE of the mean 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05
All Adults
Number of days on which drank alcohol in the past week a
Drank on >5 days 17 14 11 13 12 12 11 10 11
Mean number of days 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6
SE of the mean 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.05
Bases (weighted):
Men 2762 2160 2497 2307 2406 1551 1538 1437 1537
Women 2472 1953 2199 2070 2152 1283 1285 1301 1370
All adults 5234 4113 4696 4377 4557 2834 2823 2738 2907
Bases (unweighted):
Men 2590 1967 2266 2057 2174 1405 1392 1346 1421
Women 2609 2053 2346 2200 2256 1361 1354 1360 1410
All adults 5199 4020 4612 4257 4430 2766 2746 2706 2831

a Of those who drank alcohol in the last week

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