Table 1

Rates of recording of alcohol consumption by sex

VariableMalesFemales
Rate/10095% CIRate/10095% CI
Age group, years
18–1953.947.4 to 61.361.856.1 to 68.2
20–2963.660.4 to 67.069.666.9 to 72.4
30–3968.766.2 to 71.273.371.0 to 75.8
40–4972.169.8 to 74.474.372.3 to 76.7
50–5975.973.7 to 78.176.974.9 to 79.0
60–6979.176.9 to 81.279.077.0 to 81.2
70–7976.274.0 to 78.575.373.2 to 77.4
80–8964.561.6 to 67.657.254.2 to 60.2
≥9045.640.7 to 51.242.238.2 to 46.9
Townsend quintile
1 (least deprived)66.963.8 to 70.169.967.0 to 72.9
267.865.2 to 70.470.768.2 to 73.3
368.866.2 to 71.471.368.8 to 73.8
468.965.9 to 72.171.468.2 to 74.6
5 (most deprived)69.764.7 to 75.172.768.6 to 77.2
Strategic health authority/country
Northern Ireland54.040.7 to 72.661.848.4 to 79.3
South West63.056.9 to 70.064.959.2 to 71.3
South East Coast63.053.6 to 74.367.759.3 to 77.5
Scotland64.759.0 to 71.266.861.0 to 73.4
South Central65.359.5 to 71.868.462.5 to 74.8
Yorkshire and Humber67.757.4 to 80.371.160.5 to 83.9
East Midlands68.858.9 to 80.872.664.4 to 82.3
West Midlands70.057.0 to 85.573.563.1 to 85.6
North West71.064.7 to 78.173.466.9 to 80.7
East of England71.266.0 to 78.373.266.5 to 80.7
Wales71.363.6 to 80.573.565.4 to 83.2
London76.170.4 to 82.378.372.4 to 84.7
North East81.175.4 to 87.884.579.7 to 90.3