Frequency of drinking 5 or more drinks on one occasion in the last 12 months, by sex, household population aged 12 and over who are current drinkers, Canada and provinces, 1994/95-1998/99

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                  
Canada 18,101,725 9,670,890 53.4 5,573,949 30.8 2,524,711 13.9 332,175 1.8
  Males
 9,403,238 3,881,074 41.3 3,304,363 35.1 2,011,678 21.4 206,123 2.2
  Females
 8,698,486 5,789,816 66.6 2,269,586 26.1 513,033 5.9 126,052 1.4
                 
Newfoundland and Labrador 336,134 147,732 44.0 108,333 32.2 75,140 22.4 F 1.5E
  Males
 187,736 52,186 27.8 67,199 35.8 64,037 34.1 F F
  Females
 148,398 95,546 64.4 41,133 27.7 11,103E 7.5E F F
                 
Prince Edward Island 72,396 35,330 48.8 23,270 32.1 12,668 17.5 F F
  Males
 36,996 13,203 35.7 13,186 35.6 9,661 26.1 F F
  Females
 35,400 22,127 62.5 10,083 28.5 3,007E 8.5E F F
                 
Nova Scotia 559,872 278,633 49.8 184,912 33.0 89,079 15.9 F F
  Males
 292,214 107,090 36.6 104,854 35.9 74,944 25.6 F F
  Females
 267,658 171,543 64.1 80,058 29.9 14,135E 5.3E F F
                 
New Brunswick 422,516 207,433 49.1 131,952 31.2 77,127 18.3 6,004E 1.4E
  Males
 222,522 72,783 32.7 77,128 34.7 67,678 30.4 F F
  Females
 199,994 134,650 67.3 54,823 27.4 9,449E 4.7E F F
                 
Quebec 4,759,941 2,685,489 56.4 1,468,729 30.9 510,813 10.7 94,910E 2.0E
  Males
 2,472,302 1,094,092 44.3 907,672 36.7 417,092 16.9 53,447E 2.2E
  Females
 2,287,639 1,591,397 69.6 561,058 24.5 93,721 4.1 41,463E 1.8E
                 
Ontario 6,780,583 3,713,200 54.8 2,008,473 29.6 926,668 13.7 132,242 2.0
  Males
 3,504,681 1,500,991 42.8 1,168,102 33.3 743,369 21.2 92,220 2.6
  Females
 3,275,901 2,212,209 67.5 840,372 25.7 183,299 5.6 40,022E 1.2E
                 
Manitoba 681,721 324,322 47.6 219,639 32.2 128,646 18.9 F F
  Males
 353,093 125,969 35.7 120,931 34.2 103,481 29.3 F F
  Females
 328,628 198,353 60.4 98,708 30.0 25,165E 7.7E F F
                 
Saskatchewan 581,167 263,497 45.3 185,230 31.9 122,539 21.1 9,901E 1.7E
  Males
 300,415 100,570 33.5 98,553 32.8 91,852 30.6 F F
  Females
 280,752 162,927 58.0 86,677 30.9 30,687E 10.9E F F
                 
Alberta 1,590,159 792,916 49.9 520,916 32.8 253,839 16.0 22,488E 1.4E
  Males
 833,741 322,237 38.6 310,280 37.2 192,350 23.1 F F
  Females
 756,417 470,679 62.2 210,636 27.8 61,489E 8.1 F F
                 
British Columbia 2,317,236 1,222,338 52.7 722,495 31.2 328,193 14.2 44,210E 1.9E
  Males
 1,199,538 491,955 41.0 436,458 36.4 247,215 20.6 23,911E 2.0E
  Females
 1,117,698 730,383 65.3 286,038 25.6 80,978 7.2 20,299E 1.8E
                 
1996/1997                  
Canada 18,324,138 10,490,721 57.3 4,290,954 23.4 3,205,628 17.5 336,834 1.8
  Males
 9,559,936 4,457,730 46.6 2,577,195 27.0 2,345,097 24.5 179,914 1.9
  Females
 8,764,202 6,032,991 68.8 1,713,760 19.6 860,531 9.8 156,920 1.8
                 
Newfoundland and Labrador 337,972 159,237 47.1 82,654 24.5 94,752 28.0 F F
  Males
 189,056 58,285 30.8 51,360 27.2 78,529 41.5 F F
  Females
 148,916 100,952 67.8 31,295 21.0 16,223E 10.9E F F
                 
Prince Edward Island 77,162 39,875 51.7 19,116 24.8 17,701 22.9 F F
  Males
 39,535 14,476 36.6 11,158 28.2 13,528 34.2 F F
  Females
 37,627 25,399 67.5 7,958 21.1 4,173E 11.1E F F
                 
Nova Scotia 566,270 276,883 48.9 141,445 25.0 145,921 25.8 F F
  Males
 296,271 120,465 40.7 70,074 23.7 105,733 35.7 F F
  Females
 269,998 156,418 57.9 71,371 26.4 40,188E 14.9E F F
                 
New Brunswick 436,933 230,224 52.7 114,701 26.3 89,227 20.4 F F
  Males
 228,068 90,536 39.7 70,005 30.7 65,999 28.9 F F
  Females
 208,865 139,689 66.9 44,696 21.4 23,227E 11.1E F F
                 
Quebec 4,733,191 2,852,482 60.3 1,001,584 21.2 788,906 16.7 90,219E 1.9E
  Males
 2,424,856 1,186,831 48.9 623,443 25.7 576,344 23.8 38,238E 1.6E
  Females
 2,308,336 1,665,651 72.2 378,142 16.4 212,562 9.2 51,981E 2.3E
                 
Ontario 6,812,351 4,073,554 59.8 1,523,293 22.4 1,041,459 15.3 174,045 2.6
  Males
 3,552,711 1,777,849 50.0 901,192 25.4 777,626 21.9 96,044 2.7
  Females
 3,259,640 2,295,705 70.4 622,102 19.1 263,832 8.1 78,001 2.4
                 
Manitoba 668,413 339,948 50.9 185,050 27.7 129,171 19.3 14,244 2.1
  Males
 353,898 142,228 40.2 108,899 30.8 94,187 26.6 8,584E 2.4E
  Females
 314,515 197,720 62.9 76,151 24.2 34,984 11.1 5,660E 1.8E
                 
Saskatchewan 581,771 299,086 51.4 128,712 22.1 148,277 25.5 F F
  Males
 302,972 119,913 39.6 78,003 25.7 100,283 33.1 F F
  Females
 278,799 179,174 64.3 50,709 18.2 47,994 17.2 F F
                 
Alberta 1,666,812 858,465 51.5 481,185 28.9 296,830 17.8 30,332 1.8
  Males
 884,115 362,250 41.0 284,967 32.2 217,324 24.6 19,574 2.2
  Females
 782,697 496,215 63.4 196,218 25.1 79,506 10.2 10,758 1.4
                 
British Columbia 2,443,264 1,360,967 55.7 613,214 25.1 453,386 18.6 F F
  Males
 1,288,453 584,899 45.4 378,095 29.3 315,544 24.5 F F
  Females
 1,154,810 776,068 67.2 235,119 20.4 137,842 11.9 F F
                 
1998/1999                  
Canada 18,797,552 10,464,771 55.7 4,469,634 23.8 3,674,232 19.5 188,915 1.0
  Males
 9,712,859 4,237,584 43.6 2,583,003 26.6 2,776,864 28.6 115,408E 1.2E
  Females
 9,084,693 6,227,187 68.5 1,886,630 20.8 897,368 9.9 73,508E 0.8E
                 
Newfoundland and Labrador 336,214 159,695 47.5 85,927 25.6 89,086 26.5 F F
  Males
 179,823 61,628 34.3 46,173 25.7 70,517 39.2 F F
  Females
 156,391 98,067 62.7 39,754 25.4 18,570E 11.9E F F
                 
Prince Edward Island 76,118 38,783 51.0 19,892 26.1 16,650 21.9 F F
  Males
 37,958 13,504 35.6 11,455 30.2 12,527 33.0 F F
  Females
 38,160 25,279 66.2 8,437 22.1 4,123E 10.8E F F
                 
Nova Scotia 577,481 271,522 47.0 152,663 26.4 148,811 25.8 F F
  Males
 289,964 93,282 32.2 81,010 27.9 113,113 39.0 F F
  Females
 287,517 178,239 62.0 71,653 24.9 35,698E 12.4E F F
                 
New Brunswick 418,382 195,619 46.8 123,525 29.5 97,781 23.4 F F
  Males
 215,175 68,642 31.9 71,357 33.2 73,719 34.3 F F
  Females
 203,206 126,977 62.5 52,168 25.7 24,062 11.8 F F
                 
Quebec 4,886,243 2,820,944 57.7 1,137,760 23.3 855,387 17.5 72,152E 1.5E
  Males
 2,499,073 1,124,955 45.0 684,180 27.4 647,172 25.9 42,766E 1.7E
  Females
 2,387,170 1,695,990 71.0 453,580 19.0 208,215 8.7 F F
                 
Ontario 6,953,111 4,071,369 58.6 1,595,280 22.9 1,237,833 17.8 48,628E 0.7E
  Males
 3,600,336 1,700,188 47.2 930,830 25.9 941,302 26.1 28,016E 0.8E
  Females
 3,352,775 2,371,182 70.7 664,450 19.8 296,531 8.8 F F
                 
Manitoba 676,034 349,070 51.6 152,034 22.5 168,405 24.9 F F
  Males
 361,222 141,819 39.3 86,148 23.8 128,720 35.6 F F
  Females
 314,811 207,252 65.8 65,886 20.9 39,685E 12.6E F F
                 
Saskatchewan 597,791 293,896 49.2 141,613 23.7 159,025 26.6 F F
  Males
 301,854 109,068 36.1 80,396 26.6 110,608 36.6 F F
  Females
 295,937 184,828 62.5 61,217 20.7 48,417 16.4 F F
                 
Alberta 1,800,178 899,984 50.0 476,348 26.5 409,234 22.7 F F
  Males
 952,792 361,437 37.9 265,365 27.9 313,496 32.9 F F
  Females
 847,386 538,547 63.6 210,983 24.9 95,738 11.3 F F
                 
British Columbia 2,476,002 1,363,888 55.1 584,590 23.6 492,020 19.9 35,503E 1.4E
  Males
 1,274,663 563,061 44.2 326,088 25.6 365,690 28.7 F F
  Females
 1,201,339 800,827 66.7 258,502 21.5 126,330 10.5 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.