HC Deb 15 July 1996 vol 281 c377W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the estimated percentage of(a) men drinking more than 21 units and (b) women drinking more than 14 units of alcohol per week for each year since 1979, for each nation of the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [36049]

Mr. Bowis

The available information, derived from the general household survey and the continuous household survey, is shown in the tables.

Men drinking more than 21 units of alcohol per week, by United Kingdom country 1984 to 1994
Percentages
Men age 18+ England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1984 25 24 25 n/a
1986 27 32 24 n/a
1988 27 28 23 15
1990 28 29 24 17
1992 26 28 27 18
1994 27 27 25 21
Women drinking more than 14 units of alcohol per week, by United Kingdom country 1984 to 1994
Percentages
Women age 18+ England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1984 10 6 5 n/a
1986 10 9 7 n/a
1988 11 8 7 4
1990 11 11 6 5
1992 12 11 7 6
1994 13 11 9 7

Notes:

1. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole figure.

2. Northern Ireland data relate to 1988, and 1990–91, 1992–93 and 1994–95 financial years.

Sources:

Office for National Statistics general household survey and the continuous household survey.

n/a=not available.