Table 2 Prevalence of heavy weekly drinking: percentage exceeding each threshold during a typical week, 2011–2013 (95 % CIs)
Sample size | 112 g+/168 g+ | 280 g+/400 g+ | 480 g+/640 g+ | 680 g+/880 g+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 24409 | 20.9 (20.4–21.5) | 4.5 (4.2–4.8) | 1.5 (1.3–1.6) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) |
Equivalised household income quintile | |||||
> £49,000 | 4056 | 27.3 (25.9–28.8) | 5.1 (4.4–5.8) | 1.4 (1.0–1.8) | 0.5 (0.3–0.7) |
£29,000–£49,000 | 4201 | 24.2 (22.8–25.5) | 4.4 (3.7–5.0) | 1.4 (1.0–1.8) | 0.5 (0.2–0.7) |
£19,500–£29,900 | 3816 | 19.7 (18.5–21.0) | 4.3 (3.7–4.9) | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) | 0.6 (0.3–0.8) |
£12,800–£19,500 | 3822 | 17.3 (16.1–18.5) | 4.3 (3.7–4.9) | 1.5 (1.1–1.9) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) |
< £12,800 | 3532 | 15.6 (14.4–16.9) | 4.4 (3.7–5.2) | 1.7 (1.2–2.2) | 0.8 (0.5–1.1) |
Highest qualification | |||||
Degree | 8855 | 23.2 (22.2–24.1) | 4.2 (3.8–4.7) | 1.3 (1.0–1.5) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) |
A-level | 3554 | 23.8 (22.4–25.4) | 4.9 (4.2–5.7) | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | 0.6 (0.4–1.0) |
GCSE | 5873 | 21.7 (20.6–22.9) | 5.3 (4.7–5.9) | 1.8 (1.5–2.2) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) |
Other | 386 | 16.3 (12.9–20.4) | 2.3 (1.2–4.4) | 0.3 (0.0–1.9) | 0.0 (0.0–1.2) |
None | 5741 | 14.2 (13.2–15.2) | 4.0 (3.5–4.6) | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) | 0.5 (0.4–0.8) |
Occupation | |||||
Higher managerial | 4067 | 25.7 (24.2–27.1) | 4.1 (3.5–4.7) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) | 0.4 (0.2–0.7) |
Lower managerial | 5829 | 23.2 (22.0–24.4) | 4.4 (3.8–5.0) | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) | 0.5 (0.3–0.7) |
Intermediate | 2720 | 20.2 (18.7–21.9) | 5.0 (4.2–5.9) | 1.5 (1.1–2.1) | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) |
Small employer/own account | 2570 | 22.0 (20.4–23.8) | 5.2 (4.4–6.2) | 1.6 (1.1–2.2) | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) |
Lower supervisory/technical | 2020 | 21.3 (19.5–23.3) | 4.4 (3.5–5.4) | 1.4 (1.0–2.1) | 0.5 (0.3–1.0) |
Semi-routine | 3505 | 15.0 (13.8–16.3) | 3.7 (3.1–4.5) | 1.7 (1.2–2.2) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) |
Routine | 2960 | 17.5 (16.1–19.0) | 5.1 (4.4–6.0) | 1.9 (1.4–2.5) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) |
Long-term unemployed | 500 | 9.8 (7.3–13.1) | 3.3 (2.0–5.4) | 1.2 (0.5–2.7) | 1.1 (0.4–2.6) |
Other | 238 | 23.4 (18.2–29.6) | 7.2 (4.5–11.5) | 1.3 (0.3–5.1) | 0.7 (0.1–4.5) |
Neighbourhood deprivation quintile | |||||
1 (least deprived) | 5128 | 23.8 (22.6–25.0) | 4.9 (4.3–5.6) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) | 0.5 (0.3–0.7) |
2 | 5199 | 23.8 (22.6–25.0) | 4.6 (4.0–5.2) | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) |
3 | 5101 | 20.9 (19.7–22.1) | 4.2 (3.7–4.8) | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) | 0.4 (0.3–0.7) |
4 | 4596 | 18.5 (17.4–19.7) | 4.5 (3.9–5.2) | 1.7 (1.3–2.2) | 0.7 (0.4–1.0) |
5 (most deprived) | 4385 | 17.0 (15.8–18.2) | 4.3 (3.7–5.0) | 1.9 (1.5–2.4) | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) |