Table 4.
Percentage point changes in the prevalence and characteristics of mixed-trade only occasion types, 2009–2019.a
| Occasion type | % of occasions: All (mixed trade)c |
Companions | Venue | Reason, purpose and motivation | Accompanying activities (including food) | Timing | Consumption | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2019 | Diff. | |||||||
| Big night out with preloading From 2009-average of 2016-2017b |
2.7 (25.9) | 2.2 (18.8) | −0.5 (−7.0) | No change | Off→On (+6.2) Modern bar (−7.0) Multiple venues (−7.1) Convenient (−5.4) Cheap (+8.4) Know people (−7.2) Sport (−7.6) Lively (−7.8) |
Pre-drinking (+7.5) Bond (+7.4) |
Watching TV (−7.7) Games machine (−6.1) No food (+8.4) Snack (−5.2) |
No change | Spirits (+6.6) |
| Quiet drink at home and with friends in the local From 2009-average of 2016-2017b |
3.6 (35.0) | 5.0 (43.2) | +1.4 (+8.2) | Mixed group (−5.0) Mixed pair (−5.2) Friends (−9.1) Child (+5.2) |
Off→On (+7.8) On→Off (−6.9) City centre (+7.3) Village/rural (−6.2) Traditional pub (−8.9) Restaurant (+5.6) Regular/local (−7.7) |
Sociable (−5.9) Family event (+5.6) Refresh (+6.2) |
Watching TV (−9.4) | Weekday (−9.5) Fri/Sat (10.7) |
No change |
| Extended occasion (mixed trade) From 2009-average of 2016-2017b |
4.1 (39.1) | 4.4 (37.9) | +0.4 (−1.2) | Mixed paid (−9.1) Male pair (+7.3) Friends (+15.9) |
Off→On (−5.9) Off←→On (+8.5) City centre (+10.3) Small town (+9.7) Village/rural (−7.8) Other home (+6.5) Modern bar (+12.1) Multiple venues (+5.9) Convenient (−6.0) Sports/music (+5.6) Other (−5.8) |
Sociable (+6.5) Quiet drink (+5.7) Have a laugh (+10.5) Bond (+7.1) Refresh (+6.5) Let go (+7.9) |
Leisure (+13.1) Online leisure (+16.3) Chores (+9.7) Dance/music (+10.1) Pool/darts etc. (+6.4) Games machine (+6.0) |
1–4 h (−18.5) 4.7 h (+9.6) 7+ hours (+9.7) Afternoon (+7.2) Evening (−7.3) |
5–12 units (−10.4) 20+ units (+15.5) Wine (−13.3) Spirits (+8.7) Cider (+9.1) |
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
Shorter time period used due to instability in the model for some years.
c
Percentage of all occasions outside brackets and percentage of mixed-trade only occasions inside brackets.