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. 2019 Sep 2;116(35-36):585–591. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0585

eTable 13. Sample size, prevalence, estimated prevalence with 95% confidence intervals for intake of hypnotics/sedatives by survey year and sex.

Men Women
Survey year N Prevalence Est. prev. 95% CI N Prevalence Est. prev. 95% CI
1995 3459 4,6 3,7 [3.1; 4.3] 4127 6,4 5,6 [5.0; 6.2]
1997 3701 3,2 3,4 [3.0; 3.9] 4254 6,4 5,2 [4.7; 5.7]
2000 3579 3,2 3,2 [2.9; 3.5] 4287 4,1 4,8 [4.5; 5.2]
2003 3550 2,7 3 [2.8; 3.2] 4401 4,2 4,4 [4.2; 4.7]
2006 3039 2,4 2,8 [2.6; 3.0] 3864 3,5 4,1 [3.9; 4.3]
2009 3209 2,6 2,6 [2.4; 2.8] 4057 3,5 3,8 [3.6; 4.1]
2012 3404 2,9 2,4 [2.1; 2.7] 4524 4,3 3,5 [3.2; 3.8]
2015 3685 1,9 2,3 [1.9; 2.6] 4539 3,5 3,3 [2.9; 3.6]
2018 3720 2,1 2,1 [1.7; 2.5] 4543 2,2 3 [2.6; 3.4]

N. Sample size; Est. prev.. mean estimated prevalence; 95% CI. 95% confidence interval