Table 1 Alcohol consumption characteristics of the Russian population in 2012
Gender | Alcohol consumption | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 to 34 years of age | 35 to 64 years of age | 65 years of age and older | Total (15 years of age and older) | |||
Men | Lifetime abstainers | 6.6 % | 5.4 % | 11.5 % | 6.5 % | |
Former drinkers | 15.0 % | 20.4 % | 24.2 % | 18.7 % | ||
Current drinkers | 78.4 % | 74.2 % | 64.3 % | 74.8 % | ||
<12.68 g/day* | 23.2 % | 22.8 % | 22.8 % | 22.9 % | ||
>12.68 g/day and < 25.36 g/day | 12.9 % | 12.5 % | 11.7 % | 12.5 % | ||
≥25.36 g/day to < 76.08 g/day | 27.5 % | 25.9 % | 21.5 % | 26.0 % | ||
≥76.08 g/day | 14.9 % | 13.1 % | 8.3 % | 13.3 % | ||
Heavy episodic drinkers** | 31.2 % | 29.5 % | 25.6 % | 29.8 % | ||
Women | Lifetime abstainers | 14.7 % | 16.0 % | 32.5 % | 18.8 % | |
Former drinkers | 18.4 % | 18.5 % | 24.7 % | 19.7 % | ||
Current drinkers | 66.9 % | 65.4 % | 42.8 % | 61.5 % | ||
<12.68 g/day | 32.7 % | 33.8 % | 30.2 % | 32.8 % | ||
>12.68 g/day and < 25.36 g/day | 12.6 % | 12.5 % | 7.5 % | 11.6 % | ||
≥25.36 g/day to < 76.08 g/day | 17.5 % | 16.0 % | 5.0 % | 14.4 % | ||
≥76.08 g/day | 4.1 % | 3.1 % | 0.2 % | 2.9 % | ||
Heavy episodic drinkers** | 11.1 % | 10.8 % | 7.1 % | 10.2 % | ||
Total | Lifetime abstainers | 10.6 % | 11.1 % | 25.9 % | 13.2 % | |
Former drinkers | 16.7 % | 19.4 % | 24.5 % | 19.2 % | ||
Current drinkers | 72.7 % | 69.5 % | 49.6 % | 67.6 % | ||
<12.68 g/day | 27.9 % | 28.7 % | 27.8 % | 28.3 % | ||
>12.68 g/day and < 25.36 g/day | 12.7 % | 12.5 % | 8.8 % | 12.0 % | ||
≥25.36 g/day to < 76.08 g/day | 22.5 % | 20.5 % | 10.2 % | 19.7 % | ||
≥76.08 g/day | 9.5 % | 7.7 % | 2.8 % | 7.6 % | ||
Heavy episodic drinkers** | 21.2 % | 19.4 % | 12.9 % | 19.1 % | ||