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Table 144: Excessive alcohol consumption and binge drinking by age and gender, Hull
2009
Gender Age
(yrs)
Men
Women
Number of
responders
Alcohol (excessively: 21+/14+ units for men/women weekly
and/or binge: 8+/6+ units for men/women > 1 per week), %
Problem drinkers
Never drinks
Acceptable
weekly units,
no binge
Acceptable
weekly
units, binge
Excessive
weekly
units, no
binge
Excessive
weekly
units, binge
18-24 135 14.1 45.9 17.0 3.7 19.3
25-44 334 14.1 50.6 15.9 4.8 14.7
45-64 270 16.7 50.7 18.5 4.4 9.6
65-74 79 24.1 60.8 12.7 2.5 0.0
75+ 57 35.1 56.1 8.8 0.0 0.0
All 875 17.1 51.2 16.1 4.0 11.5
18-24 130 19.2 56.9 9.2 3.8 10.8
25-44 312 25.0 56.4 9.3 5.1 4.2
45-64 252 31.7 52.8 6.3 2.4 6.7
65-74 87 42.5 48.3 3.4 5.7 0.0
75+ 90 54.4 43.3 1.1 1.1 0.0
All 871 30.9 53.3 7.0 3.8 5.1
As noted earlier (in Table 142 and Table 143), the prevalence of excessive alcohol
consumption was lower in Hull compared to England. However, the prevalence of binge
drinking (at least weekly) was considerably higher in Hull compared to England as
illustrated in Table 145. A lower percentage of respondents drank beyond the
recommended weekly guidelines (19% of men and 11% of women) compared to
England (34% of men and 29% of women). A higher percentage of men repeatedly
binge drink (33%) compared to England (26%), with the percentage of men in Hull binge
drinking but staying within the recommended weekly guidelines double the percentage
for England. The percentage of women binge drinking was lower (18%) compared with
England (22%), although the percentage drinking within the recommended weekly limits
and binge drinking was higher (11%) compared to England (9%).
Table 145: Excessive alcohol consumption and binge drinking in Hull and England
Gender Survey Binge drinking and weekly guidelines (%)
Within weekly guidelines Above weekly guidelines
Binge drinking Binge drinking
No Yes No Yes
Men
Hull 2009 62 19 5 14
Women
England 2008 57 9 17 17
Hull 2009 78 11 4 7
England 2008 63 9 16 13
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