Table 2 Prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption at baseline (2004–2008) and resurvey (2013–2014), by sex
| Â | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Resurvey | Baseline | Resurvey | |
Overall | ||||
Number of participants | 210,259 | 9569 | 302,632 | 15,427 |
Drinking categories, % | ||||
 Abstainer | 20.4 | 34.9 | 63.6 | 82.0 |
 Ex-weekly | 3.8 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
 Reduced-intake | 4.9 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
 Occasional | 37.7 | 26.4 | 33.5 | 14.9 |
 Current weekly | 33.2 | 28.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
Among current weekly drinkers | ||||
Number of participants | 69,904 | 2732 | 6248 | 292 |
Types consumed^, % | ||||
 Strong spirit (≥40% alcohol) only | 41.5 | 41.8 | 47.6 | 39.4 |
 Weak spirit (< 40% alcohol) only | 19.8 | 16.0 | 11.4 | 12.0 |
 Beer only | 20.1 | 13.5 | 22.6 | 12.3 |
 Rice wine or grape wine only | 11.0 | 12.3 | 15.7 | 27.1 |
 Mixed | 7.7 | 16.3 | 2.7 | 9.2 |
Mean consumption, g/session^ | 49.9 | 55.6 | 22.7 | 24.1 |
Number of drinking days per week, % | ||||
 1–2 | 19.9 | 14.9 | 33.1 | 21.9 |
 3–5 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 21.6 | 15.4 |
 6–7 | 62.1 | 71.1 | 45.2 | 62.7 |
Types consumed on special occasions, % | ||||
 Strong spirit (≥40% alcohol) only | 35.7 | 35.8 | 41.4 | 33.9 |
 Weak spirit (< 40% alcohol) only | 16.3 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 10.6 |
 Beer only | 10.9 | 8.4 | 16.7 | 11.0 |
 Rice wine or grape wine only | 6.6 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 25.7 |
 Mixed | 30.5 | 31.8 | 19.6 | 18.8 |
Mean consumption on special occasions, g/occasion | 147.4 | 116.3 | 55.1 | 41.3 |
Drinking patterns, % | ||||
 Drinking outside meal. | 14.1 | 17.6 | 13.8 | 20.9 |
 Heavy episodic drinking^a | 29.8 | 34.7 | 18.2 | 17.8 |
 Heavy episodic drinking on special occasionsa | 83.6 | 72.9 | 57.1 | 43.8 |
 Problem drinking indicator(s)b | 23.9 | 23.8 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
Flushing response after drinking | 17.9 | 15.5 | 23.6 | 13.7 |
Mean age started weekly drinking | 28.7 | 29.3 | 37.7 | 40.4 |