Numbers and percentages recorded in given alcohol consumption categories for THIN and the Opinions Survey by sex.
| Alcohol consumption categories | THIN | Opinionsd | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |||||||
| n | Total, % (95% CI) | Recorded, % (95% CI) | n | Total, % (95% CI) | Recorded, % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
| N | 181 653 | 133 919 | 200 956 | 153 221 | 1440 | 1778 | ||||
| Teetotal/ ex-drinker | 28 414 | 16 (15 to 16) | 21 (21 to 21) | 47 320 | 24 (23 to 24) | 31 (31 to 31) | 169 | 11 (10 to 13) | 314 | 17 (16 to 29) |
| Lower riska | 92 287 | 51 (51 to 51) | 69 (69 to 69) | 97 690 | 49 (48 to 49) | 64 (64 to 64) | 896 | 63 (61 to 66) | 1048 | 58 (56 to 61) |
| Increasing riskb | 10 964 | 6 (6 to 6) | 8 (8 to 8) | 7225 | 4 (4 to 4) | 5 (5 to 5) | 269 | 18 (16 to 20) | 301 | 18 (16 to 20) |
| Higher riskc | 2254 | 1 (1 to 1) | 2 (2 to 2) | 986 | 0.5 (0.5 to 0.5) | 1 (1 to 1) | 106 | 8 (6 to 10) | 115 | 7 (5 to 8) |
| Not recorded | 47 734 | 26 (26 to 26) | 47 735 | 24 (24 to 24) | 0 | 0 | ||||
↵a Lower risk drinkers: drinking within recommended weekly limits of 1–14 units/week (females) and 1–21 units/week (males).
↵b Increasing risk drinkers: drinking above recommended weekly limits, but not above higher risk levels 15–35 units/week (females) and 22–50 units/week (males).
↵c Higher risk drinkers: drinking above this level causes the highest risk of harm ≥36 units/week (females) ≥51 units/week (males).
↵d Numbers are actual numbers responding to the survey, percentages and 95% CIs relate to weighted data.