This statistic displays the results of a health survey, showing the proportion of respondents who consumed more than 14 units of alcohol per week in England in 2021, by household income. In that year, 35 percent of men and 24 percent of women in the highest household quintile consumed on average over 14 units of alcohol per week. This level of alcohol consumption is considered by the source to cause an 'increased risk' to men and women.
Weekly alcohol consumption causing an increased health risk in England in 2021, by gender and household income
The source provides the following information: - bases exclude adults who did not answer questions about their usual consumption of different types of drinks, and so the estimates shown for non-drinkers are not definitive. - mean consumption based on adults who drank alcohol in the last 12 months.
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NHS Digital. (December 15, 2022). Weekly alcohol consumption causing an increased health risk in England in 2021, by gender and household income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/369977/weekly-alcohol-consumption-causing-a-risk-of-harm-by-gender-and-income-in-england/
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