Table 1.
Rates of recording of alcohol consumption by sex
| Variable |
Males
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Females
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate/100 | 95% CI | Rate/100 | 95% CI | |
| Age group, years | ||||
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| 18–19 | 53.9 | 47.4 to 61.3 | 61.8 | 56.1 to 68.2 |
| 20–29 | 63.6 | 60.4 to 67.0 | 69.6 | 66.9 to 72.4 |
| 30–39 | 68.7 | 66.2 to 71.2 | 73.3 | 71.0 to 75.8 |
| 40–49 | 72.1 | 69.8 to 74.4 | 74.3 | 72.3 to 76.7 |
| 50–59 | 75.9 | 73.7 to 78.1 | 76.9 | 74.9 to 79.0 |
| 60–69 | 79.1 | 76.9 to 81.2 | 79.0 | 77.0 to 81.2 |
| 70–79 | 76.2 | 74.0 to 78.5 | 75.3 | 73.2 to 77.4 |
| 80–89 | 64.5 | 61.6 to 67.6 | 57.2 | 54.2 to 60.2 |
| ≥90 | 45.6 | 40.7 to 51.2 | 42.2 | 38.2 to 46.9 |
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| Townsend quintile | ||||
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| 1 (least deprived) | 66.9 | 63.8 to 70.1 | 69.9 | 67.0 to 72.9 |
| 2 | 67.8 | 65.2 to 70.4 | 70.7 | 68.2 to 73.3 |
| 3 | 68.8 | 66.2 to 71.4 | 71.3 | 68.8 to 73.8 |
| 4 | 68.9 | 65.9 to 72.1 | 71.4 | 68.2 to 74.6 |
| 5 (most deprived) | 69.7 | 64.7 to 75.1 | 72.7 | 68.6 to 77.2 |
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| Strategic health authority/country | ||||
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| Northern Ireland | 54.0 | 40.7 to 72.6 | 61.8 | 48.4 to 79.3 |
| South West | 63.0 | 56.9 to 70.0 | 64.9 | 59.2 to 71.3 |
| South East Coast | 63.0 | 53.6 to 74.3 | 67.7 | 59.3 to 77.5 |
| Scotland | 64.7 | 59.0 to 71.2 | 66.8 | 61.0 to 73.4 |
| South Central | 65.3 | 59.5 to 71.8 | 68.4 | 62.5 to 74.8 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 67.7 | 57.4 to 80.3 | 71.1 | 60.5 to 83.9 |
| East Midlands | 68.8 | 58.9 to 80.8 | 72.6 | 64.4 to 82.3 |
| West Midlands | 70.0 | 57.0 to 85.5 | 73.5 | 63.1 to 85.6 |
| North West | 71.0 | 64.7 to 78.1 | 73.4 | 66.9 to 80.7 |
| East of England | 71.2 | 66.0 to 78.3 | 73.2 | 66.5 to 80.7 |
| Wales | 71.3 | 63.6 to 80.5 | 73.5 | 65.4 to 83.2 |
| London | 76.1 | 70.4 to 82.3 | 78.3 | 72.4 to 84.7 |
| North East | 81.1 | 75.4 to 87.8 | 84.5 | 79.7 to 90.3 |