Table 2 Mean number of glasses of beer, wine and spirits typically consumed within 14 days across months of the year

Overall average

2.20 [2.16,2.23]

Ref

2.39 [2.35,2.42]

Ref

1.04 [1.02,1.06]

Ref

January

2.06

-.23***

2.09

-.27***

1.02

-.02

[1.96,2.15]

[2.01,2.18]

[0.95,1.08]

February

2.08

-.21***

2.44

.08

1.11

.07

[1.98,2.17]

[2.35,2.54]

[1.04,1.17]

March

2.15

-.14**

2.51

.15**

1.01

-.03

[2.05,2.24]

[2.41,2.61]

[0.94,1.08]

April

2.15

-.14*

2.47

.11*

1.03

-.01

[2.06,2.25]

[2.38,2.57]

[0.97,1.10]

May

2.18

-.11

2.63

.27***

1.11

.07*

[2.04,2.32]

[2.52,2.75]

[1.04,1.19]

June

2.27

-.02

2.42

.05

1.06

.02

[2.14,2.39]

[2.30,2.53]

[0.97,1.15]

July

2.94

.66*

2.23

-.13

1.11

.07

[2.23,3.66]

[1.86,2.61]

[0.84,1.39]

August

2.58

.29***

2.91

.55***

1.07

.03

[2.42,2.74]

[2.76,3.06]

[0.98,1.17]

September

2.60

.31***

2.52

.16*

0.94

-.10*

[2.38,2.81]

[2.35,2.69]

[0.84,1.04]

October

2.12

-.17**

2.05

-.31***

1.01

-.03

[2.00,2.24]

[1.95,2.14]

[0.93,1.09]

November

2.15

-.14*

2.28

-.08

1.01

-.03

[2.04,2.25]

[2.18,2.39]

[0.94,1.08]

December

2.19

-.10

1.78

-.58***

1.00

-.04

[2.02,2.35]

[1.65,1.92]

[0.90,1.09]