Table 3.
Percentage point changes in the prevalence and characteristics of on-trade only occasion types, 2009–2019.a
| Occasion type | % of occasions: All (on-trade) |
Companions | Venue | Reason, purpose and motivation | Accompanying activities (including food) | Timing | Consumption | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2019 | Diff. | |||||||
| Meeting friends at the pub | 3.2 (16.3) | 3.6 (17.2) | +0.3 (+0.9) | Friends (−12.5) Partner (+6.5) |
Social or WMC (−7.8) City centre (+9.7) Small town (−5.1) Village/rural (−5.3) Regular/local (−9.6) Know people (−8.4) |
Sociable (−11.3) Have a laugh (−7.8) |
Games machine (−8.0) Other (+7.6) No food (+5.2) Snack (−7.3) |
Afternoon (+6.7) Evening (−10.0) Fri/Sat (+6.3) |
12–20 units (−6.8) Beer (−12.2) Spirits (+5.5) |
| Male friends at the pub | 2.4 (11.9) | 2.7 (12.9) | +0.3 (+1.0) | No change | Pub restaurant (+5.2) Social or WMC (−5.8) City centre (+6.4) Village/rural (−5.9) Convenient (+10.3) Cheap (+6.5) Feel at home (−5.2) Know people (−6.3) Other (−5.6) |
No change | Watching TV (+5.2) Games machine (−7.4) |
Weekday (−5.8) Fri/Sat (+10.7) |
No change |
| Quiet drink at the pub | 3.4 (17.0) | 3.0 (14.2) | −0.4 (−2.8) | Mixed group (−12.2) Male alone (+11.3) Friends (−5.4) Other (−10.2) |
City centre (+11.2) Village/rural (−7.5) Convenient (−7.9) Cheap (+9.0) Feel at home (−8.9) |
Making time (+6.7) | Watch TV (+6.2) | <1 h (−10.5) 1–4 h (+7.2) Weekday (−7.4) Fri/Sat (+5.6) |
2.0–3.5 units (−6.6) |
| Big night out | 2.1 (10.7) | 1.3 (6.3) | −0.8 (−4.4) | Mixed pair (−7.6) Male group (−6.0) Female group (+7.8) Partner (−10.9) Friends (+5.7) Other (−7.3) |
Small town (−8.2) Nightclub (20.7) Traditional pub (−21.4) Modern bar (−13.6) Restaurant (−7.4) Multiple venues (−13.3) Convenient (−17.9) Quality (−11.4) Local (−8.9) Friendly (−10.0) Feel at home (−8.0) Know people (−12.0) Quiet (−6.6) Other (−16.7) |
Clubbing (+13.1) | Watch TV (−9.0) Dance/music (+12.8) Pool/darts etc. (−5.4) Games machine (−13.1) No food (+17.1) Meal (−16.7) |
1–4 h (+22.6) 4–7 h (−17.1) 7+ hours (−6.7) Afternoon (−10.0) Evening (−13.5) Night-time (+27.8) |
0.0–2.0 units (+5.9) 3.5–5.0 units (+6.7) 12–20 units (−10.5) 20+ units (−8.9) Beer (−21.3) Spirits (+27.1) |
| Extended occasion (on-trade) From 2011-2019b |
2.2 (7.5) | 3.0 (14.6) | +0.9 (+7.1) | Partner (−7.2) Friends (−13.3) Child (+14.3) |
Large town (+7.8) Edge of town (+7.9) Nightclub (+10.3) Traditional pub (+12.4) Modern bar (+12.0) Quality (+8.6) |
Night out (−10.8) Live event (−8.5) Refresh (+8.4) Let go (+6.1) Have a laugh (−8.0) |
Watch TV (+6.7) Pool/darts etc. (+16.2) Jukebox etc. (+13.3) |
Afternoon (+5.7) Evening (−10.4) Weekday (+12.6) Fri/Sat (−14.3) |
20+ units (+6.0) Beer (−9.0) Wine (−7.5) Spirits (+5.5) Cider (+7.2) |
| Family meal | 2.0 (10.3) | 2.3 (11.2) | +0.3 (+0.9) | Partner (+8.0) Family (−8.0) |
City centre (+7.9) Village/rural (−10.4) Friendly (−5.1) |
No change | No food (+7.2) Meal (−11.8) |
Afternoon (+5.7) Evening (−7.2) |
0.0–2.0 units (+6.9) Beer (−7.8) Spirits (+7.5) |
| Meal with friends | 2.5 (12.7) | 2.3 (11.1) | −0.2 (−1.7) | Female group (+6.6) Friend (+13.8) |
Large town (−5.9) Pub restaurant (−7.0) Convenient (−14.1) Quality (−11.0) Lively (7.2) |
Sociable (−8.3) Part of event (+5.8) Bond (+7.6) Other (−5.2) |
Dance/music (+7.7) No food (+8.5) Meal (−11.7) |
Lunchtime (−15.4) Afternoon (9.1) Weekday (−10.1) Fri/Sat (+9.2) |
0.0–2.0 units (−5.4) 2.0–3.5 units (+5.4) Wine (−10.8) Spirits (+8.7) Cider (+7.3) |
| Going out with partner | 2.7 (13.6) | 2.6 (12.6) | −0.1 (−1.0) | No change | Village/rural (−5.7) Restaurant (−6.8) Convenient (−8.1) Cheap (+7.7) |
No change | No food (+8.9) Meal (−8.8) |
Afternoon (+8.9) Evening (−11.1) Weekday (−9.3) Fri/Sat (+7.5) |
Beer (−5.1) Wine (−6.0) Spirits (+6.4) |
3Shorter time period used due to instability in the model for some years.
a
Numbers in Diff. (difference) column and occasion characteristics columns are percentage point changes. Changes greater than five percentage points shown. Some names of characteristics have been abbreviated for space reasons. Changes in ‘other’ categories within characteristics are not shown as they are uninformative.
b
Percentage of all occasions outside brackets and percentage of on-trade only occasions inside brackets.