Frequency of heavy drinking |
Total, population reporting drinking | Never 5 or more drinks on one occasion | 5 or more drinks on one occasion, less than twelve times a year | 5 or more drinks on one occasion, twelve or more times a year | Drinking frequency not stated | |||||||
Number | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||||
1994/1995 | ||||||||||||
Total, 12 years and over | 18,101,725 | 9,670,890 | 53.4 | 5,573,949 | 30.8 | 2,524,711 | 13.9 | 332,175 | 1.8 | |||
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9,403,238 | 3,881,074 | 41.3 | 3,304,363 | 35.1 | 2,011,678 | 21.4 | 206,123 | 2.2 | |||
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8,698,486 | 5,789,816 | 66.6 | 2,269,586 | 26.1 | 513,033 | 5.9 | 126,052 | 1.4 | |||
12-14 years | 385,514 | 329,246 | 85.4 | 50,500E | 13.1E | F | F | F | F | |||
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177,486 | 147,685 | 83.2 | 24,034E | 13.5E | F | F | F | F | |||
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208,028 | 181,562E | 87.3 | 26,466E | 12.7E | F | F | F | F | |||
15-19 years | 1,436,016 | 578,185 | 40.3 | 571,613 | 39.8 | 261,341 | 18.2 | 24,878E | 1.7E | |||
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739,061 | 229,878 | 31.1 | 311,619 | 42.2 | 183,144 | 24.8 | F | F | |||
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696,955 | 348,307 | 50.0 | 259,993 | 37.3 | 78,197E | 11.2E | F | F | |||
20-24 years | 1,488,636 | 435,508 | 29.3 | 654,412 | 44.0 | 354,008 | 23.8 | 44,708E | 3.0E | |||
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747,750 | 149,476 | 20.0 | 320,071 | 42.8 | 255,696 | 34.2 | F | F | |||
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740,886 | 286,033 | 38.6 | 334,342 | 45.1 | 98,312 | 13.3 | F | F | |||
25-34 years | 4,017,703 | 1,669,614 | 41.6 | 1,582,891 | 39.4 | 718,446 | 17.9 | 46,751E | 1.2E | |||
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2,093,256 | 605,083 | 28.9 | 877,522 | 41.9 | 577,170 | 27.6 | 33,482E | 1.6E | |||
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1,924,446 | 1,064,532 | 55.3 | 705,370 | 36.7 | 141,276 | 7.3 | F | F | |||
35-44 years | 4,098,475 | 1,958,748 | 47.8 | 1,512,627 | 36.9 | 554,935 | 13.5 | 72,165E | 1.8E | |||
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2,159,895 | 728,595 | 33.7 | 941,843 | 43.6 | 449,536 | 20.8 | 39,921E | 1.8E | |||
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1,938,581 | 1,230,153 | 63.5 | 570,784 | 29.4 | 105,400 | 5.4 | 32,244E | 1.7E | |||
45-54 years | 2,846,465 | 1,681,690 | 59.1 | 734,595 | 25.8 | 365,965 | 12.9 | 64,214E | 2.3E | |||
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1,552,799 | 680,301 | 43.8 | 513,588 | 33.1 | 316,211 | 20.4 | 42,698E | 2.7E | |||
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1,293,666 | 1,001,390 | 77.4 | 221,007 | 17.1 | 49,754E | 3.8E | 21,516E | 1.7E | |||
55-64 years | 1,839,036 | 1,281,079 | 69.7 | 339,029 | 18.4 | 185,123 | 10.1 | 33,805E | 1.8E | |||
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937,249 | 539,214 | 57.5 | 224,100 | 23.9 | 155,184 | 16.6 | 18,750E | 2.0E | |||
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901,787 | 741,865 | 82.3 | 114,928 | 12.7 | 29,938E | 3.3E | F | F | |||
65-74 years | 1,369,723 | 1,154,742 | 84.3 | 111,495 | 8.1 | 73,644 | 5.4 | 29,842E | 2.2E | |||
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686,119 | 517,826 | 75.5 | 80,457 | 11.7 | 65,677 | 9.6 | 22,160E | 3.2E | |||
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683,605 | 636,916 | 93.2 | 31,039E | 4.5E | F | F | F | F | |||
75 years and over | 620,156 | 582,076 | 93.9 | 16,787E | 2.7E | F | F | F | F | |||
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309,623 | 283,018 | 91.4 | F | F | F | F | F | F | |||
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310,533 | 299,059 | 96.3 | F | F | F | F | F | F | |||
1996/1997 | ||||||||||||
Total, 12 years and over | 18,324,138 | 10,490,721 | 57.3 | 4,290,954 | 23.4 | 3,205,628 | 17.5 | 336,834 | 1.8 | |||
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9,559,936 | 4,457,730 | 46.6 | 2,577,195 | 27.0 | 2,345,097 | 24.5 | 179,914 | 1.9 | |||
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8,764,202 | 6,032,991 | 68.8 | 1,713,760 | 19.6 | 860,531 | 9.8 | 156,920 | 1.8 | |||
12-14 years | 289,753 | 239,395 | 82.6 | 35,011E | 12.1E | 7,745E | 2.7E | 7,602E | 2.6E | |||
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148,231 | 121,079 | 81.7 | 19,124E | 12.9E | F | F | 4,923E | 3.3E | |||
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141,522 | 118,316 | 83.6 | F | F | F | F | 2,678E | F | |||
15-19 years | 1,507,001 | 642,480 | 42.6 | 450,604 | 29.9 | 393,352 | 26.1 | 20,565E | 1.4E | |||
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762,446 | 292,934 | 38.4 | 233,417 | 30.6 | 225,174 | 29.5 | 10,921E | 1.4E | |||
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744,555 | 349,546 | 46.9 | 217,187 | 29.2 | 168,178 | 22.6 | 9,644E | 1.3E | |||
20-24 years | 1,607,199 | 506,794 | 31.5 | 495,766 | 30.8 | 565,164 | 35.2 | 39,476E | 2.5E | |||
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842,989 | 205,986 | 24.4 | 238,919 | 28.3 | 374,740 | 44.5 | 23,344E | 2.8E | |||
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764,210 | 300,808 | 39.4 | 256,847 | 33.6 | 190,423 | 24.9 | F | F | |||
25-34 years | 3,722,286 | 1,721,461 | 46.2 | 1,166,863 | 31.3 | 779,402 | 20.9 | 54,561 | 1.5 | |||
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1,932,390 | 658,166 | 34.1 | 670,827 | 34.7 | 575,413 | 29.8 | 27,983 | 1.4 | |||
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1,789,897 | 1,063,294 | 59.4 | 496,035 | 27.7 | 203,990 | 11.4 | 26,577E | 1.5E | |||
35-44 years | 4,299,595 | 2,374,485 | 55.2 | 1,111,142 | 25.8 | 746,200 | 17.4 | 67,769 | 1.6 | |||
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2,287,987 | 970,510 | 42.4 | 687,241 | 30.0 | 595,872 | 26.0 | 34,363 | 1.5 | |||
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2,011,608 | 1,403,974 | 69.8 | 423,901 | 21.1 | 150,327 | 7.5 | 33,406E | 1.7E | |||
45-54 years | 2,984,272 | 1,904,179 | 63.8 | 618,886 | 20.7 | 411,360 | 13.8 | 49,848 | 1.7 | |||
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1,596,581 | 829,007 | 51.9 | 410,850 | 25.7 | 327,172 | 20.5 | 29,552 | 1.9 | |||
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1,387,692 | 1,075,172 | 77.5 | 208,036 | 15.0 | 84,189 | 6.1 | 20,295E | 1.5E | |||
55-64 years | 1,880,145 | 1,339,352 | 71.2 | 277,890 | 14.8 | 213,275 | 11.3 | 49,628E | 2.6E | |||
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976,379 | 565,048 | 57.9 | 216,422 | 22.2 | 169,766 | 17.4 | 25,142E | 2.6E | |||
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903,767 | 774,304 | 85.7 | 61,468 | 6.8 | 43,510E | 4.8E | 24,486E | 2.7E | |||
65-74 years | 1,344,484 | 1,133,816 | 84.3 | 108,367 | 8.1 | 72,475 | 5.4 | 29,826E | 2.2E | |||
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669,225 | 510,802 | 76.3 | 80,261 | 12.0 | 61,423 | 9.2 | 16,740E | 2.5E | |||
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675,259 | 623,014 | 92.3 | 28,106E | 4.2E | 11,053E | 1.6E | 13,086E | 1.9E | |||
75 years and over | 689,401 | 628,761 | 91.2 | 26,425E | 3.8E | F | F | 17,560 | 2.5 | |||
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343,708 | 304,197 | 88.5 | 20,132E | 5.9E | F | F | 6,945E | 2.0E | |||
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345,694 | 324,564 | 93.9 | F | F | F | F | 10,615 | 3.1 | |||
1998/1999 | ||||||||||||
Total, 12 years and over | 18,797,552 | 10,464,771 | 55.7 | 4,469,634 | 23.8 | 3,674,232 | 19.5 | 188,915 | 1.0 | |||
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9,712,859 | 4,237,584 | 43.6 | 2,583,003 | 26.6 | 2,776,864 | 28.6 | 115,408E | 1.2E | |||
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9,084,693 | 6,227,187 | 68.5 | 1,886,630 | 20.8 | 897,368 | 9.9 | 73,508E | 0.8E | |||
12-14 years | 233,678 | 180,728 | 77.3 | 31,474E | 13.5E | F | F | F | F | |||
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118,131 | 88,383E | 74.8 | F | 17.2E | F | F | F | F | |||
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115,547E | 92,345E | 79.9 | F | F | F | F | F | F | |||
15-19 years | 1,562,299 | 562,915 | 36.0 | 475,531 | 30.4 | 520,782 | 33.3 | F | F | |||
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792,922 | 227,164 | 28.6 | 241,606 | 30.5 | 321,083 | 40.5 | F | F | |||
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769,377 | 335,752 | 43.6 | 233,925 | 30.4 | 199,700E | 26.0 | F | F | |||
20-24 years | 1,637,246 | 493,296 | 30.1 | 522,032 | 31.9 | 620,676 | 37.9 | F | F | |||
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826,871 | 152,961 | 18.5 | 237,486 | 28.7 | 435,853 | 52.7 | F | F | |||
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810,374 | 340,335 | 42.0 | 284,546 | 35.1 | 184,824 | 22.8 | F | F | |||
25-34 years | 3,464,238 | 1,468,825 | 42.4 | 1,169,260 | 33.8 | 797,627 | 23.0 | F | F | |||
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1,795,641 | 518,437 | 28.9 | 652,167 | 36.3 | 615,676 | 34.3 | F | F | |||
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1,668,598 | 950,388 | 57.0 | 517,092 | 31.0 | 181,951 | 10.9 | F | F | |||
35-44 years | 4,573,659 | 2,410,303 | 52.7 | 1,282,412 | 28.0 | 836,184 | 18.3 | 44,761E | 1.0E | |||
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2,416,262 | 924,619 | 38.3 | 787,565 | 32.6 | 679,623 | 28.1 | F | F | |||
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2,157,398 | 1,485,684 | 68.9 | 494,847 | 22.9 | 156,562 | 7.3 | F | F | |||
45-54 years | 3,215,379 | 2,050,239 | 63.8 | 582,793 | 18.1 | 538,332 | 16.7 | 44,015E | 1.4E | |||
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1,643,719 | 822,227 | 50.0 | 362,271 | 22.0 | 423,830 | 25.8 | 35,391E | 2.2E | |||
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1,571,660 | 1,228,012 | 78.1 | 220,522 | 14.0 | 114,502 | 7.3 | F | F | |||
55-64 years | 2,008,427 | 1,464,862 | 72.9 | 275,400 | 13.7 | 242,957 | 12.1 | F | F | |||
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1,085,768 | 684,888 | 63.1 | 180,357 | 16.6 | 205,918 | 19.0 | F | F | |||
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922,659 | 779,974 | 84.5 | 95,043E | 10.3 | 37,039E | 4.0E | F | F | |||
65-74 years | 1,331,927 | 1,133,887 | 85.1 | 96,372 | 7.2 | 83,568 | 6.3 | 18,100E | 1.4E | |||
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653,179 | 496,259 | 76.0 | 72,614E | 11.1E | 73,489 | 11.3 | F | F | |||
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678,747 | 637,629 | 93.9 | 23,758E | 3.5E | F | F | F | F | |||
75 years and over | 770,699 | 699,716 | 90.8 | 34,359E | 4.5E | 15,892E | 2.1E | F | F | |||
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380,366 | 322,647 | 84.8 | 28,560E | 7.5E | 13,967E | 3.7E | F | F | |||
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390,333 | 377,069 | 96.6 | F | F | F | F | F | F | |||
1. | Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, cross sectional sample, health file |
2. | Population aged 12 and over who are current drinkers and who reported drinking 5 or more drinks on one occasion, twelve or more times in the past 12 months. |
3. | Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). |
4. | Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution. |
5. | Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability. |
6. | CANSIM table number 01040031. |