Table 5 Prevalence of heavy episodic drinking: percentage exceeding each threshold on the heaviest day in the past week, 2008–2013 (95 % CIs)

All

51498

18.3 (17.9–18.6)

6.9 (6.6–7.1)

2.3 (2.1–2.4)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

  > £49,000

8879

23.6 (22.5–24.6)

8.0 (7.4–8.7)

2.3 (2.0–2.7)

0.8 (0.6–1.0)

 £29,000–£49,000

8750

21.1 (20.2–22.0)

7.6 (7.0–8.2)

2.4 (2.0–2.8)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

 £19,500–£29,900

8080

17.2 (16.3–18.0)

6.4 (5.8–6.9)

2.2 (1.9–2.6)

0.7 (0.5–0.9)

 £12,800–£19,500

8140

14.7 (13.9–15.5)

6.1 (5.5–6.6)

2.1 (1.7–2.4)

0.7 (0.5–0.9)

  < £12,800

7268

14.3 (13.5–15.1)

6.1 (5.6–6.7)

2.2 (1.9–2.6)

0.8 (0.6–1.0)

 Degree

17479

20.0 (19.4–20.7)

6.7 (6.3–7.1)

2.0 (1.8–2.3)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

 A-level

7413

24.4 (23.3–25.5)

10.8 (10.0–11.6)

3.6 (3.2–4.1)

0.8 (0.7–1.1)

 GCSE

13011

20.3 (19.5–21.0)

8.1 (7.6–8.6)

2.8 (2.5–3.1)

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

 Other

870

6.2 (4.7–8.1)

1.7 (1.0–2.9)

0.3 (0.1–1.2)

0.0 (0.0–0.5)

 None

12725

9.6 (9.1–10.2)

3.4 (3.0–3.7)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

 Higher managerial

8213

20.0 (19.1–21.0)

6.3 (5.7–6.9)

1.8 (1.4–2.1)

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

 Lower managerial

12600

20.2 (19.5–21.0)

6.8 (6.3–7.3)

2.1 (1.9–2.5)

0.6 (0.4–0.7)

 Intermediate

5197

17.8 (16.6–19.0)

7.0 (6.2–7.8)

2.1 (1.7–2.6)

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

 Small employer/own account

5535

17.8 (16.7–18.9)

6.6 (5.9–7.3)

2.4 (1.9–2.8)

0.9 (0.6–1.2)

 Lower supervisory/technical

4783

18.0 (16.8–19.2)

7.9 (7.1–8.8)

2.7 (2.2–3.2)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

 Semi-routine

7233

15.4 (14.5–16.4)

6.4 (5.8–7.1)

2.4 (2.0–2.9)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

 Routine

6491

16.5 (15.5–17.5)

7.3 (6.6–8.0)

2.6 (2.2–3.1)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

 Long-term unemployed

1011

9.3 (7.6–11.5)

3.6 (2.6–5.0)

1.9 (1.2–2.9)

0.8 (0.4–1.5)

 Other

435

29.4 (24.9–34.3)

16.5 (13.1–20.7)

4.6 (2.9–7.4)

1.0 (0.4–2.7)

 1 (least deprived)

11106

17.7 (17.0–18.5)

5.7 (5.2–6.2)

1.6 (1.4–1.9)

0.5 (0.4–0.7)

 2

10682

19.6 (18.8–20.5)

7.0 (6.5–7.6)

2.0 (1.7–2.3)

0.6 (0.5–0.8)

 3

10538

18.9 (18.1–19.7)

7.0 (6.5–7.6)

2.3 (2.0–2.7)

0.7 (0.6–1.0)

 4

9864

18.1 (17.2–18.9)

7.6 (7.0–8.2)

2.7 (2.4–3.1)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

 5 (most deprived)

9308

16.8 (16.0–17.6)

7.2 (6.6–7.8)

2.9 (2.5–3.3)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)