Exploring the characteristics of newly defined at-risk drinkers following the change to the UK low risk drinking guidelines: a retrospective analysis using Health Survey for England data

Case, Philippa; Ng Fat, Linda; Shelton, Nicola

doi:10.1186/s12889-019-7240-0

Table 2 Sample characteristics of low risk vs at-risk male drinkers under the previous guidelines (≤21 vs > 21 units/wk) and low risk vs at-risk male drinkers under the new guidelines (≤14 vs > 14 units/wk): HSE 2015

From: Exploring the characteristics of newly defined at-risk drinkers following the change to the UK low risk drinking guidelines: a retrospective analysis using Health Survey for England data

	Low risk drinkers (previous guidelines) Previously defined low risk drinkers ≤21 units per week			At-risk drinkers (previous guidelines) Previously defined at-risk drinkers > 21 units per week			Low risk drinkers (new guidelines) Newly defined low risk drinkers ≤14 units per week			At-risk drinkers (new guidelines) Newly defined at-risk drinkers > 14 units per week
	Unweighted N	Weighted N	%	Unweighted N	Weighted N	%	Unweighted N	Weighted N	%	Unweighted N	Weighted N	%	Total un-weighted	Total weighted	Increase in % at-risk
Age 16+ in 20-year age bands
16–34	504	776	81	117	182	19	427	653	68	194	306	32	621	958	13
35–54	766	864	75	251	291	25	647	735	64	370	420	36	1017	1155	11
55–74	717	632	71	299	261	29	567	499	56	449	394	44	1016	893	15
75+	282	218	86	46	34	14	241	187	74	87	66	26	328	252	12
NS-SEC
Managerial and Professional	927	987	74	330	350	26	746	788	59	511	549	41	1257	1337	15
Intermediate	458	488	77	139	149	23	389	415	65	208	222	35	597	637	12
Routine and Manual	833	928	78	240	264	22	702	793	67	371	399	33	1073	1192	11
Other	51	86	93	4	6	7	45	76	83	10	16	17	55	92	10
Marital Status
Single	360	542	77	116	161	23	304	458	65	172	245	35	476	703	12
Married/cohabitee	1640	1716	76	512	356	24	1339	1412	63	813	839	37	2152	2252	13
Separated/Divorced/Widowed	269	231	76	85	72	24	239	203	67	115	101	33	354	304	9
Government Office Regions
North East	152	104	70	64	44	30	116	80	54	100	67	46	216	148	16
North West	278	298	70	121	129	30	217	239	56	182	188	44	399	427	14
Yorkshire and the Humber	217	238	78	65	68	22	178	197	64	104	109	36	282	306	14
East Midlands	226	218	78	62	62	22	199	193	69	89	87	31	288	280	9
West Midlands	201	251	75	72	83	25	160	200	60	113	134	40	273	334	15
East of England	288	301	80	76	76	20	247	260	69	117	117	31	364	377	11
London	226	336	76	69	106	24	192	278	63	103	164	37	295	441	13
South East	432	462	79	116	123	21	371	401	69	177	184	31	548	386	10
South West	249	282	78	68	78	22	202	225	62	115	135	38	317	631	16
Ethnicity
White	2090	2256	75	687	735	25	1724	1869	62	1053	1122	38	2777	2991	13
Black/Asian/Mixed/Other	179	234	87	26	34	13	158	204	76	47	63	24	205	267	11
Cigarette Smoking Status
Never smoked	1108	1280	83	237	261	17	944	1101	71	401	440	29	1345	1541	12
Ex-Occasional Smoker	107	119	72	38	47	28	88	98	59	57	68	41	145	166	13
Ex-Regular Smoker	684	656	71	279	270	29	545	525	57	418	401	43	963	926	14
Current Smoker	370	434	70	159	191	30	305	349	56	224	276	44	529	624	14
Long Lasting Illness
Limiting Long-Lasting Illness	478	457	76	146	146	24	400	384	64	224	219	36	624	603	12
Non-Limiting Long-Lasting Illness	448	451	76	144	145	24	360	366	61	232	230	39	592	596	15
No Long-Lasting Illness	1343	1581	77	423	478	23	1122	1323	64	644	737	36	1766	2059	13
Total Men	2269	2490	76	713	769	24	1882	2073	63	1100	1185	37	2982	3258	13

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