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Levels of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
Do you drink too much?
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Sep 14, 2016
This statistic shows the results of a survey in which respondents were asked how much alcohol they drink relative to government guidelines on alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom in 2016. A majority of 60 percent of respondents drink less than advised, in contrast with only three percent that exceed daily guidelines on a daily basis.
Do you drink too much?
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Sep 14, 2016
This statistic shows the results of a survey in which respondents were asked how much alcohol they drink relative to government guidelines on alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom in 2016. A majority of 60 percent of respondents drink less than advised, in contrast with only three percent that exceed daily guidelines on a daily basis.
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2016
- Number of respondents
- 2,033 respondents
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2016
- Number of respondents
- 2,033 respondents
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- Estimated weekly alcohol consumption in England in 2017, by genderWeekly alcohol consumption in England 2017, by gender
- Distribution of individuals weekly consumption of alcohol in Scotland in 2017, by genderWeekly alcohol consumption in Scotland 2017, by gender
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- Consumer spending on alcoholic beverages (for consumption at home) in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2018* (in million GBP)
- Liters of alcohol consumed per capita in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2017
- Proportion of individuals who drank alcohol in the past year in England in 2017, by gender
- Annual volume of beer consumed per capita in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017 (in litres)
- Volume of beer consumed annually in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017 (in 1,000 hectolitres)
- Volume of all types of wine consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017 (in thousand hectolitres)
- Volume of spirits consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017* (in thousand hectolitres)
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- Estimated weekly alcohol consumption in England in 2017, by gender
- Distribution of individuals weekly consumption of alcohol in Scotland in 2017, by gender
- Mean units of alcohol consumed per week in Scotland from 2003 to 2017, by gender
- Mean number of days on which alcohol was consumed in the past week in Scotland in 2017, by gender and age
- Mean units of alcohol consumed on heaviest day of drinking in Scotland from 2003 to 2017, by gender
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- Maximum alcohol consumption on any day in the last week in England in 2017, by gender and age
- Share of individuals who drank alcohol on more than 5 days in the past week in Scotland from 2003 to 2017, by gender
- Mean units of alcohol consumed on heaviest day of drinking in Scotland in 2017, by gender and age
- Share of individuals who drank alcohol on more than five days in the past week in Scotland in 2017, by gender and age
- Proportion of adults who do not drink alcohol in England in 2017, by gender and household income**
- Proportion of adults who do not drink alcohol in England in 2017, by gender and age**
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