Table 2.
Alcohol consumption, binge drinking, and increase in alcohol consumption in relation to age for all respondents, as well as for women and men separately.
| Age | 18–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean units per week (both genders) (SD) ** | 3.3 (4.8) | 2.7 (4.7) | 2.9 (4.7) | 3.1 (4.5) | 3.7 (4.9) | 3.2 (5.0) | 3.2 (4.8) |
| Women | 2.7 (3.9) | 2.1 (4.1) | 2.1 (3.2) | 2.4 (3.7) | 2.7 (3.7) | 2.2 (3.8) | 2.4 (3.8) |
| Men | 4.3 (6.4) | 3.9 (6.7) | 3.9 (6.4) | 4.0 (5.7) | 4.3 (5.6) | 3.3 (5.3) | 4.0 (6.1) |
| Binge drinking (both genders) ** | 973 (29%) | 625 (15%) | 632 (13%) | 721 (13%) | 553 (12%) | 180 (5%) | 3684 (14%) |
| Women | 530 (25%) | 233 (9%) | 198 (7%) | 215 (7%) | 125 (5%) | 34 (2%) | 1335 (9%) |
| Men | 443 (38%) | 392 (24%) | 434 (22%) | 506 (22%) | 428 (20%) | 146 (8%) | 2349 (21%) |
| Increased alcohol consumption (both genders) | 482 (16%) | 754 (20%) | 706 (16%) | 559 (12%) | 413 (10%) | 191 (6%) | 3105 (13%) |
| Women | 298 (15%) | 437 (20%) | 396 (16%) | 326 (12%) | 196 (9%) | 100 (7%) | 1753 (14%) |
| Men | 184 (17%) | 317 (21%) | 310 (17%) | 233 (11%) | 217 (11%) | 91 (5%) | 1352 (13%) |
| Hazardous drinking (both genders) ** | 2274 (68%) | 2250 (54%) | 2632 (56%) | 2855 (54%) | 2371 (53) | 1310 (37%) | 13,692 (54%) |
| Women | 1503 (70%) | 1344 (54%) | 1515 (56%) | 1603 (54%) | 1191 (52%) | 648 (38%) | 7804 (54%) |
| Men | 771 (65%) | 906 (55%) | 1117 (56%) | 1252 (55%) | 1180 (54%) | 662 (35%) | 5888 (53%) |
** Population-weighted estimates (age, gender, education) for percentages and means. ** Mean units per week were calculated via units per drinking day and drinking days per month. ** Binge drinking = drinking more than six units on one occasion at least once a month. ** Hazardous drinking was defined with an AUDIT-C score > 3 for women and > 4 for men. Tables with cut-offs of 4/5 and 5/6 are also available in the Supplementary Materials (Tables S2 and S3).