Table 1 Estimates from survey data with 95 % confidence intervals for Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4
From: Trend in alcohol use in Australia over 13 years: has there been a trend reversal?
2001 | 2004 | 2007 | 2010 | 2013 | ||||||
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Estimate | (95 % CI) | Estimate | (95 % CI) | Estimate | (95 % CI) | Estimate | (95 % CI) | Estimate | (95 % CI) | |
Fig. 1 Prevalence of abstainers, high risk drinkers and non-high risk drinkers, 2001–2013 | ||||||||||
High risk | 18.75 | (18.19–19.33) | 20.20 | (19.62–20.78) | 19.83 | (19.19–20.48) | 19.49 | (18.91-20.08) | 17.64 | (17.05-18.24) |
Last year abstinent | 16.17 | (15.65–16.72) | 15.27 | (14.77–15.79) | 16.77 | (16.17–17.39) | 19.14 | (18.54–19.76) | 20.37 | (19.72–21.03) |
Non-high risk drinker | 64.47 | (63.78–65.16) | 64.17 | (63.49–64.85) | 63.18 | (62.40–63.95) | 60.90 | (60.16–61.63) | 61.21 | (60.43–61.98) |
Fig. 2 Estimated consumption of high risk drinkers and non-high risk drinkers, 2001–2013 | ||||||||||
Mean consumption (High risk drinker; in L) | 20.71 | (20.23–21.20) | 20.79 | (20.33–21.25) | 21.50 | (20.93–22.07) | 21.52 | (21.02–22.01) | 21.03 | (20.51–21.55) |
Mean consumption (Non-high risk drinker; in L) | 2.57 | (2.53–2.62) | 2.92 | (2.87–2.96) | 2.88 | (2.82–2.93) | 2.84 | (2.79–2.89) | 2.80 | (2.74–2.85) |
Fig. 3 Prevalence of abstainers, frequent heavy episodic drinkers, and non-frequent heavy episodic drinkers, 2001–2013 | ||||||||||
HED 5+ (at least monthly) | 27.71 | (27.05–28.38) | 27.17 | (26.54–27.81) | 26.96 | (26.24–27.69) | 26.79 | (26.13–27.46) | 24.91 | (24.23–25.60) |
Last year abstinent | 16.17 | (15.65–16.72) | 15.27 | (14.77–15.79) | 16.77 | (16.17–17.39) | 19.14 | (18.54–19.76) | 20.37 | (19.72–21.03) |
Non heavy episodic drinker (less than monthly) | 55.85 | (55.12–56.57) | 57.55 | (56.86–58.25) | 56.07 | (55.27–56.86) | 53.78 | (53.04–54.52) | 54.15 | (53.36–54.93) |
Fig. 4 Estimated consumption and number of days engaged in heavy episodic drinking among frequent heavy episodic drinkers, 2001–2013 | ||||||||||
Mean consumption (Heavy episodic drinking-Monthly; in L) | 15.13 | (14.72–15.53) | 15.81 | (15.41–16.21) | 16.44 | (15.95–16.94) | 16.27 | (15.84–16.70) | 15.59 | (15.14–16.04) |
Number of heavy drinking days for heavy episodic drinker (monthly) | 92.41 | (89.35–95.47) | 102.88 | (99.99–105.76) | 104.87 | (101.56–108.19) | 100.30 | (97.11–103.49) | 97.84 | (94.38–101.29) |