Table 6a: Mean alcohol consumption across the lifecourse (1958 cohort):
Focusing just on those cohort members who reported that they drink at least
once a month
Men |
Women | |||||
Age (year) |
Mean |
St dev |
N |
Mean |
St dev |
N |
23 (1981)+ |
25.7 |
25.5 |
5625 |
^8√ |
10.3 |
4484 |
33 (1991) |
19.7 |
21.1 |
4829 |
7.0 |
8.7 |
4114 |
42 (2000)* |
26.0 |
29.3 |
4880 |
9.8 |
12.0 |
4389 |
46 (2004)* |
15.8 |
15.8 |
3728 |
8.8________ |
8.1__________ |
3220 |
+ Includes those drinking ‘less often than once a week’, but not including those
drinking ‘only on special occasions’
* Those drinking 2-3 times/month or more
Table 6b: Mean non-beer alcohol consumption across the lifecourse (1958
cohort): Focusing just on those cohort members who reported that they drink at
least once a month
Men |
Women | |||||
Age (year) |
Mean |
St dev |
N |
Mean |
St dev |
N |
23 (1981) |
“36 |
^77 |
5625 |
T3 |
^76 |
4484 |
33 (1991) |
3.4 |
6.9 |
4829 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
4114 |
42 (2000) |
5.1 |
8.5________ |
4880 |
5.9 |
7.3________ |
4389 |
46 (2004) |
N/A |
N/A |
Table 6c: Mean alcohol consumption across the lifecourse (1970 cohort):
Focusing just on those cohort members who reported that they drink at least 2
3 times/month
Men |
Women | |||||
Age (year) |
Mean |
St dev |
N |
Mean |
St dev |
N |
26 (1996)+ |
22.3 |
20.3 |
3374 |
“91 |
“91 |
3308 |
30 (2000)* |
29.4 |
32.9 |
4755 |
10.0 |
12.9 |
4236 |
34 (2004)* |
18.5 |
19.8 |
4040 |
8.1__________ |
9.2________ |
3727 |
+ Includes those drinking ‘less often than once a week’, but not including those
drinking ‘only on special occasions’
* Those drinking 2-3 times/month or more
Table 6d: Mean non-beer alcohol consumption across the lifecourse (1970
cohort): Focusing just on those cohort members who reported that they drink at
least 2-3 times/month
Men |
Women | |||||
Age (year) |
Mean |
St dev |
N |
Mean |
St dev |
N |
26 (1996) |
H |
H |
3374 |
H |
H |
3308 |
30 (2000) |
4.9 |
8.9 |
4755 |
5.6 |
8.0 |
4236 |
34 (2004) |
4.9________ |
9.3________ |
4040 |
6.0________ |
7.4________ |
3727 |
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