Table 2.
Baseline and estimated change in alcohol consumption and spending with a £0·45 minimum unit price, by income and consumption group
| Overall | Quintile 1 (lowest income) | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Quintile 5 (highest income) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 10 588 | 2130 | 2335 | 2121 | 1980 | 2022 | |
| All drinkers | |||||||
| n (%)* | 8953 (84%) | 1566 (72%) | 1858 (78%) | 1832 (87%) | 1813 (91%) | 1884 (93%) | |
| Baseline consumption (units per week) | 14·1 | 12·7 | 12·2 | 13·6 | 13·9 | 17·5 | |
| Weekly units purchased at <£0·45 | 3·3 | 4·0 | 3·2 | 3·2 | 2·8 | 2·5 | |
| Percentage of total units purchased at <£0·45 | 23·2% | 31·7% | 26·2% | 23·2% | 19·9% | 14·4% | |
| Baseline spending (£ per year) | £633 | £492 | £505 | £620 | £647 | £849 | |
| Change in consumption (%) | −1·6% | −4·4% | −2·4% | −1·7% | −0·8% | −0·1% | |
| Change in consumption (yearly units per drinker) | −11·7 | −29·3 | −15·1 | −12·4 | −5·5 | −0·8 | |
| Change in spending (£ per drinker per year) | £2·12 | −£1·89 | £0·11 | £1·84 | £3·22 | £6·10 | |
| Moderate drinkers | |||||||
| n (%)* | 6545 (62%) | 1235 (57%) | 1432 (60%) | 1389 (66%) | 1299 (66%) | 1190 (60%) | |
| Baseline consumption (units per week) | 5·5 | 4·6 | 4·5 | 5·5 | 5·8 | 6·8 | |
| Weekly units purchased at <£0·45 | 0·7 | 0·8 | 0·7 | 0·6 | 0·5 | 0·4 | |
| Percentage of total units purchased at <£0·45 | 12·5% | 18·4% | 15·8% | 11·6% | 8·4% | 5·5% | |
| Baseline spending (£ per year) | £286 | £202 | £207 | £283 | £317 | £412 | |
| Change in consumption (%) | −0·6% | −1·6% | −1·2% | −0·5% | −0·3% | 0·2% | |
| Change in consumption (yearly units per drinker) | −1·6 | −3·8 | −2·8 | −1·6 | −0·8 | 0·8 | |
| Change in spending (£ per drinker per year) | £0·78 | £0·04 | £0·34 | £0·79 | £0·85 | £1·86 | |
| Hazardous drinkers | |||||||
| n (%)* | 1851 (18%) | 227 (11%) | 337 (15%) | 346 (16%) | 405 (20%) | 536 (26%) | |
| Baseline consumption (units per week) | 27·2 | 26·9 | 26·7 | 26·9 | 27·6 | 27·5 | |
| Weekly units purchased at <£0·45 | 5·3 | 7·9 | 6·0 | 5·3 | 4·0 | 2·7 | |
| Percentage of total units purchased at <£0·45 | 19·5% | 29·2% | 22·6% | 19·7% | 14·4% | 9·8% | |
| Baseline spending (£ per year) | £1180 | £1019 | £1076 | £1146 | £1219 | £1298 | |
| Change in consumption (%) | −0·6% | −3·0% | −1·8% | −0·7% | 0·1% | 0·4% | |
| Change in consumption (yearly units per drinker) | −9·1 | −41·7 | −24·8 | −9·5 | 1·7 | 5·4 | |
| Change in spending (£ per drinker per year) | £8·67 | £2·60 | £1·56 | £6·80 | £13·19 | £12·89 | |
| Harmful drinkers | |||||||
| n (%)* | 557 (5%) | 104 (5%) | 89 (4%) | 97 (5%) | 109 (5%) | 158 (8%) | |
| Baseline consumption (units per week) | 71·4 | 75·9 | 74·4 | 76·8 | 65·5 | 67·1 | |
| Weekly units purchased at <£0·45 | 21·8 | 30·8 | 25·2 | 23·8 | 18·4 | 13·6 | |
| Percentage of total units purchased at <£0·45 | 30·5% | 40·6% | 33·9% | 31·0% | 28·1% | 20·3% | |
| Baseline spending (£ per year) | £2862 | £2685 | £2892 | £3317 | £2709 | £2751 | |
| Change in consumption (%) | −3·7% | −7·6% | −4·3% | −4·0% | −2·8% | −1·0% | |
| Change in consumption (yearly units per drinker) | −138·2 | −299·8 | −165·0 | −160·3 | −97·1 | −34·3 | |
| Change in spending (£ per drinker per year) | −£4·01 | −£34·63 | −£8·67 | −£0·11 | −£6·08 | £16·35 | |
*
Numbers refer to absolute sample size, percentages refer to the sample size after survey weights have been applied.