Table 5.
Potential problem‐drinker and binge‐drinking prevalence estimates in the Scottish Health Survey respondentsa and in the adjusted sample by survey year, sex and area deprivation quintile.
| Survey year(s) | Males | Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey‐weighted | MAR | Survey‐weighted | MAR | |||||
| % | (CI) | % | (CI) | % | (CI) | % | (CI) | |
| Potential problem drinking prevalence (among current drinkers) | ||||||||
| 1998 | 12.3 | (10.9–13.8) | 12.9 | (11.5–14.3) | 5.0 | (4.1–5.8) | 5.4 | (4.5–6.3) |
| 2003 | 12.8 | (11.2–14.3) | 13.3 | (11.8–14.7) | 6.7 | (5.6–7.7) | 6.6 | (5.6–7.7) |
| 2008/10 | 14.8 | (13.6–16.0) | 14.7 | (13.6–15.8) | 9.1 | (8.3–10.0) | 8.7 | (8.0–9.4) |
| Binge drinking prevalence (among those who drank in the last 7 days) | ||||||||
| 1998 | 39.7 | (37.4–42.0) | 39.2 | (36.6–41.7) | 18.8 | (18.6–19.0) | 18.6 | (16.6–20.7) |
| 2003 | 34.2 | (31.7–36.6) | 34.3 | (31.5–37.0) | 21.1 | (19.1–23.2) | 20.9 | (18.5–23.2) |
| 2008/10 | 43.2 | (41.3–45.0) | 43.3 | (41.7–44.9) | 33.9 | (32.3–35.5) | 35.7 | (34.1–37.2) |
a
Respondents that have consented to linkage. MAR = missing‐at‐random; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval..