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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Thursday, 10 June 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 June 2010. It was answered by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 June 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of (a) adults and (b) adults aged under 30 who exceeded the recommended maximum for alcohol consumption (i) nationally, (ii) in the East Midlands and (iii) in Leicester in each of the last five years.
Answer

Data on alcohol consumption is collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of the General Household Survey. Figures are available for 2006 and 2008 and are in the following table. Data are not available for Leicester because the sample size is too small to produce reliable figures.Figures are not available for 2007, as the relevant questions were not included in the General Household Survey and because of a methodological improvement introduced by ONS in 2006 comparable data are not available for earlier years.Percentage of men and women whose average weekly alcohol consumption exceeded 21 or 14 units respectively

Percentage
Area Adults aged 18 or over Adults aged between 18 and 29
2006 England 26 31
East Midlands 27 34
2008 England 23 26
East Midlands 22 23
Source:
General Household Survey

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2563; 511 c439-41W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Misuse
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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