This statistic displays the prevalence of binge drinking in Great Britain in 2017, by age and gender. According to the results, 20 percent of men and women surveyed aged 16 to 24 years engaged in binge drinking in the week before being interviewed.
Share of adults binge drinking* in Great Britain in 2017, by age and gender
* The UK Government's alcohol strategy defines binge drinkers as men who report exceeding eight units of alcohol on their heaviest drinking day in the week before interview and women who report exceeding six units.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 1, 2018). Share of adults binge drinking* in Great Britain in 2017, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/986240/great-britain-binge-drinking-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of adults binge drinking* in Great Britain in 2017, by age and gender." Chart. May 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986240/great-britain-binge-drinking-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Share of adults binge drinking* in Great Britain in 2017, by age and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986240/great-britain-binge-drinking-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Adults Binge Drinking* in Great Britain in 2017, by Age and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986240/great-britain-binge-drinking-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of adults binge drinking* in Great Britain in 2017, by age and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986240/great-britain-binge-drinking-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of adults binge drinking* in Great Britain in 2017, by age and gender [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/986240/great-britain-binge-drinking-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/