| Consumption category | Age, yr; % of Albertans (95% confidence interval) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||||
| 20-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | ≥ 65 | 20-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | ≥ 65 | |
| 1. Drank during past week: average ≤ 1 drink/d | 34.4 (31.3-37.5) | 37.8 (34.9-40.8) | 34.6 (30.7-38.5) | 32.4 (28.2-36.6) | 30.6 (27.5-33.6) | 33.9 (31.1-36.7) | 32.0 (28.3-35.6) | 21.5 (18.3-24.8) |
| 2. Drank during past week: average 1-2 drinks/d | 14.3 (12.0-16.6) | 13.8 (11.4-16.1) | 9.1 (6.9-11.3) | 7.3 (4.8-9.8) | 5.8 (4.3-7.4) | 5.7 (4.3-7.1) | 3.8 (2.1-5.4) | 1.5 (0.6-2.3) |
| 3. Drank during past week: average 2-3 drinks/d | 5.3 (4.0-6.7) | 3.4 (2.2-4.5) | 4.3 (2.5-6.1) | 1.7 (0.7-2.7) | 1.2 (0.5-2.0) | 1.1 (0.5-1.8) | 0.9 (0.2-1.7) | 0 (0-0.1) |
| 4. Drank during past week: average 3-4 drinks/d | 3.5 (2.3-4.7) | 1.4 (0.7-2.2) | 1.3 (0.6-2.0) | 0.3 (0-0.8) | 0.5 (0.1-0.9) | 0.7 (0.2-1.2) | 0.1 (0-0.3) | 0.3 (0-0.8) |
| 5. Drank during past week: average ≥ 4 drinks/d | 3.5 (2.3-4.7) | 1.9 (1.1-2.6) | 0.7 (0-1.4) | 1.0 (0-2.1) | 0.4 (0-0.8) | 0.4 (0-0.8) | 0.2 (0-0.4) | 0 (0-0) |
| 6. No drinking past week but drank during past year ≤ 1 time/mo | 10.8 (8.5-13.0) | 10.8 (8.8-12.8) | 14.4 (11.3-17.5) | 17.2 (13.4-21.0) | 22.8 (19.8-25.8) | 20.2 (17.7-22.6) | 20.6 (17.2-24.0) | 23.0 (19.7-26.4) |
| 7. No drinking past week but drank during past year 1 time/mo | 5.3 (3.8-6.7) | 5.8 (4.4-7.1) | 4.6 (3.1-6.0) | 3.8 (2.2-5.5) | 8.5 (6.8-10.3) | 6.2 (4.7-7.7) | 4.9 (2.9-6.8) | 3.5 (2.3-4.8) |
| 8. No drinking past week but drank during past year 2-3 times/mo | 5.3 (4.0-6.6) | 5.2 (3.9-6.5) | 5.4 (3.5-7.4) | 2.0 (0.8-3.3) | 6.2 (4.7-7.8) | 5.2 (3.8-6.5) | 3.4 (2.1-4.6) | 3.0 (1.6-4.5) |
| 9. No drinking past week but drank during past year 1 time/w | 3.5 (2.4-4.5) | 3.0 (2.0-4.0) | 2.3 (1.3-3.8) | 2.2 (1.1-3.3) | 3.1 (2.0-4.2) | 2.7 (1.8-3.6) | 2.0 (1.0-3.0) | 1.3 (0.4-2.2) |
| 10. No drinking past week but drank during past year 2-3 times/w | 2.3 (1.2-3.3) | 1.7 (1.0-4.0) | 1.5 (0.6-2.4) | 1.4 (0.2-2.6) | 1.3 (0.7-2.0) | 0.8 (0.3-1.2) | 1.7 (0.5-2.9) | 0.6 (0.1-1.2) |
| 11. No drinking past week but drank during past year 4-6 times/w | 0 (0-0.1) | 0.1 (0-0.3) | 0.1 (0-0.3) | 0.6 (0-1.4) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0.1) | 0 (0-0) | 0.2 (0-0.5) |
| 12. No drinking past week but drank during past year every day | 0.2 (0-0.4) | 0.2 (0-0.4) | 0.4 (0-1.0) | 0.6 (0-1.3) | 0.1 (0-0.1) | 0.1 (0-0.1) | 0.8 (0-1.7) | 0.1 (0-0.2) |
| 13. Has had ≥ 1 drink in lifetime: used to regularly drink > 12 drinks/w | 1.4 (0.7-2.1) | 4.4 (3.1-5.6) | 6.5 (4.7-8.2) | 6.5 (4.5-8.5) | 0.8 (0.3-1.3) | 1.7 (0.9-2.5) | 1.8 (0.9-2.7) | 1.6 (0.6-2.7) |
| 14. Has had ≥ 1 drink in lifetime: did not regularly drink > 12 drinks/w | 3.2 (2.1-4.3) | 4.0 (2.9-5.1) | 6.6 (4.8-8.5) | 14.0 (10.9-17.0) | 7.8 (6.2-9.4) | 12.3 (10.3-14.3) | 15.9 (13.2-18.7) | 28.2 (24.6-31.7) |
| 15. Lifetime abstainer | 4.3 (2.8-5.9) | 3.8 (2.4-5.2) | 4.8 (2.0-7.6) | 5.8 (3.6-8.0) | 9.0 (6.5-11.6) | 7.6 (5.6-9.6) | 10.2 (6.8-13.6) | 13.5 (11.0-16.1) |
Data source: 2000-2001 Canadian Community Health Survey.22