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Figure 128: Knowledge of weekly recommended alcohol units
Specifying correct number of weekly
recommended alcohol units (%)
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8.8.4 Prevalence
8.8.4.1 Adults
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
Male Female
Age group / gender
From the local adult surveys conducted during 2003 and 2009, it is possible to examine
the frequency of alcohol consumption in men and women (Figure 129 and Figure 130
respectively). The frequency is denoted as the number of days per week (dpw) or days
per month (dpm) alcohol is usually consumed. Between 2003 and 2009, the proportion
of men aged 18-24 years who drank everyday was lower in 2009, with the proportion
drinking 4-6 days per week lower in every age band for 2009. For women, the proportion
drinking everyday was highest in the majority of age bands for 2009, whilst the
proportion of women drinking 4-6 days per week was lowest in the majority of age bands
for 2009, with the proportion of women never drinking higher in 2009.The underlying data
for the figures are given in the APPENDIX on page 878.
There were only minor differences in the frequency of drinking alcohol among the three
Localities as illustrated in Figure 131 and Figure 132 with the most noticeable
differences being in the percentages of men and women who drank alcohol 4-6 days per
week falling between 2003 and 2009 in West Locality. The underlying data are given in
the APPENDIX on page 879.
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