Statistics on Alcohol
England, 2016
Published 30 June 2016
Key facts
Hospital admissions – broad measure
• In 2014/15 there were 1.1 million estimated
admissions where an alcohol-related
disease, injury or condition was the primary
reason for admission or a secondary
diagnosis. This is 3% more than 2013/14.
• Men accounted for nearly two-thirds of the
admissions.
• Salford had the highest rate at 3,570 per
100,000 population. Wokingham had the
lowest rate at 1,270.
Deaths
• In 2014, there were 6,831 deaths which were
related to the consumption of alcohol. This is
an increase of 4% on 2013 and an increase of
13% on 2004.
Prescriptions
• 196 thousand prescription items were
dispensed in England in 2015, which is 1%
higher than in 2014 and nearly double the level
ten years ago.
• The total Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) for items
prescribed for alcohol dependence in 2015
Hospital admissions – narrow measure
was £3.93 million which is 15% higher than in
• There were 333 thousand estimated
2014.
admissions where an alcohol-related
disease, injury or condition was the primary Drinking Prevalence
diagnosis or there was an alcohol-related
• 28.9 million people in Great Britain report
external cause. This is similar to 2013/14
drinking alcohol in the previous week. This
and 32% higher than 2004/05.
equates to 58% of the population.
• Blackpool had the highest rate at 1,220 per • In 2014, 38% of secondary school pupils had
100,000 population. Wokingham the
ever drunk alcohol, the lowest proportion since
lowest rate at 380.
the survey began when it was 62%.
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Contents
Section
Slide
Key Facts
2
Introduction
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Part 1 - Alcohol-related hospital admissions
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Estimated alcohol-related hospital
Admissions - broad measure
Estimated alcohol-related hospital
Admissions - narrow measure
Part 2: Alcohol-related deaths
Alcohol-related deaths
Part 3 - Alcohol-related prescriptions
Part 5 - Drinking behaviours among children
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9
11
Slide
23
Drinking prevalence for children
24
Drinking prevalence for 15 year olds
29
Part 6 - Expenditure and affordability
31
Purchases and expenditure on alcohol
32
Affordability of alcohol
34
Expenditure on alcohol consumed
Outside the home
35
12
13
Alcohol-related prescription items
14
Cost of alcohol-related prescription items
16
Part 4 - Drinking behaviours among adults
Section
Provide feedback
36
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Drinking prevalence for adults
18
Adult substance misuse
22
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Introduction
This statistical report1 presents a range of
information on alcohol use and misuse by
adults and children, drawn together from a
variety of sources for England. Some of
this is new information whilst some has
been published previously.
More information can be found in the
source publications which contain a wider
range of data and analysis.
Newly published data includes:
•
•
New information from the Prescribing
team at the HSCIC.
New analyses of data on deaths and
affordability of alcohol, both from ONS.
The latest information from already
published sources includes:
•
Analyses published by Public Health
England (PHE) in their Local Alcohol
Profiles for England (LAPE) which uses
data from the Health and Social Care
Information Centre (HSCIC) Hospital
Episode Statistics (HES).
•
Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use (SDD).
•
Opinions and Lifestyles Survey (OPN).
•
Health Survey for England (HSE).
•
What About Youth (WAY).
•
Family Food report from the Living
Costs and Food Survey (LCFS).
1. Most figures quoted in this report have been rounded. Unrounded data may be found in the associated data
sources.
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Part 1: Alcohol-related hospital admissions
This section presents information on the
number of hospital admissions for diseases,
injuries and conditions that can be attributed
to alcohol consumption.
The broad measure is a better indicator of
the total burden that alcohol has on health
because it uses both primary and secondary
diagnoses.
Estimates of the number of alcohol-related
hospital admissions have been calculated by
applying alcohol-attributable fractions
(AAFs)1 to Hospital Episode Statistics data.
The narrow measure is a better indicator of
changes over time because it is less
affected by improvements in recording of
secondary diagnoses.
Two measures for alcohol-related hospital
admissions have been used:
•
Broad measure – where an alcoholrelated disease, injury or condition was
the primary reason for hospital admission
or a secondary diagnosis;
•
Narrow measure – where an alcoholrelated disease, injury or condition was
the primary reason for a hospital
admission or an alcohol-related external
cause was recorded in a secondary
diagnosis field.
1. An AAF is the proportion of a condition assessed to have been caused by alcohol. See appendix B for more
details.
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Estimated alcohol-related hospital admissions - broad measure
Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE), 2014/15
Thousand
1,200
Total number of admissions
900
Partly attributable conditions
600
Wholly attributable conditions
300
0
Total number of admissions by age
There were 1.1 million estimated
admissions related to alcohol
consumption.
This is 3% more than 2013/14 and nearly
double the level in 2004/05.
(The change from 2004/05 will be partly
due to improvements in recording of
secondary diagnoses).
Total number of admissions by sex
75+
65-74
44% of
patients were
aged
between 55
and 74.
55-64
45-54
35-44
25-34
16-24
65%
35%
Under 16
0
100
200
300
Thousands
For more information: Tables 1.1 and 1.2 of LAPE Statistical tables for England
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Estimated alcohol-related hospital admissions - broad measure
Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE), 2014/15
Admissions per 100,000 population
Admissions by diagnosis
Salford had the highest rate at 3,570 per
100,000 population.
Nearly half of admissions were for CVD.
Wholly attributable
Wokingham had the lowest rate at 1,270.
19% were for mental and behavioural
disorders due to alcohol.
Mental and behavioural…
Alcoholic liver disease
Toxic effect of alcohol
Other wholly…
Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Partially attributable
Cancer
Diseases of the nervous system
Unintentional injuries
Digestive disease
Respiratory infections
Intentional injuries
Pregnancy and childbirth
Infectious and parasitic diseases
0
200
400
600
Thousands
For more information: Tables 1.2 and 1.3 of LAPE Statistical tables for England
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Estimated alcohol-related hospital admissions - narrow measure
Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE), 2014/15
Thousands
Total number of admissions
400
300
Partly attributable conditions
There were 333 thousand estimated
admissions related to alcohol
consumption.
200
Wholly attributable conditions
100
This is similar to 2013/14 although it is
32% higher than 2004/05.
0
Total number of admissions by age
Total number of admissions by sex
75+
65-74
39% of
patients were
aged
between 45
and 64
55-64
45-54
35-44
25-34
16-24
62%
38%
38%
Under 16
0
50
100
Thousands
For more information: Tables 1.4 and 1.5 of LAPE Statistical tables for England
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Estimated alcohol-related hospital admissions - narrow measure
Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE), 2014/15
Admission by diagnosis
Blackpool had the highest rate at 1,220 per
100,000 population.
Nearly a quarter of admissions were for
cancer.
Wokingham the lowest rate at 380.
22% were for unintentional injuries.
Wholly attributable
Admissions per 100,000 population
Mental and behavioural…
Other wholly…
Alcoholic liver disease
Toxic effect of alcohol
Cancer
Partially attributable
Unintentional injuries
Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Respiratory infections
Intentional injuries
Digestive disease
Diseases of the nervous system
Pregnancy and childbirth
Infectious and parasitic diseases
0
20
40
60
80
Thousands
For more information: Tables 1.5 and 1.6 of LAPE Statistical tables for England
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Part 2: Alcohol-related deaths
Alcohol misuse can be directly related to
deaths from certain types of disease, such
as cirrhosis of the liver, and in some cases,
may be associated with other causes of
death, such as strokes.
This section presents information on the
number of deaths that can be attributed to
alcohol consumption.
Public Health England (PHE) also produces
estimates on the number of alcohol-related
deaths2. These estimates are higher than
the ONS figures since they include
conditions which are partially caused by
alcohol.
The data source is the Office for National
Statistics (ONS) which uses the National
Statistics (NS) definition of alcohol-related
deaths1 which only includes causes
regarded as being most directly related to
alcohol consumption. Diseases where
alcohol has been shown to have a causal
relationship, such as cancers of the mouth,
are not included.
1. Alcohol-related deaths by sex, age group and individual cause of death – Office for National Statistics
2. Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE) – Public Health England
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Alcohol-related deaths
Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2004 to 2014
Alcohol-related deaths – last 10 years
Number
8,000
In 2014, there were 6,831 deaths
which were related to the
consumption of alcohol. This is 1%
of all deaths.
6,000
4,000
This is an increase of 4% on 2013
and an increase of 13% on 2004.
2,000
0
Alcohol attributable deaths by condition
Alcoholic liver
disease
accounted for
nearly twothirds (63%) of
all alcoholrelated deaths.
Number
Alcohol attributable deaths
by gender
4,500
3,000
1,500
0
Alcoholic Fibrosis and Mental and Accidental
Other
liver disease cirrhosis of behavioural poisoning by categories
liver
disorders
and
combined
due to
exposure to
alcohol
alcohol
65%
For more information: Alcohol-related deaths by sex, age group and individual cause of death – Office for
National Statistics
35%
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Part 3: Alcohol-related prescriptions
This section presents information on the
number of prescriptions for drugs used to
treat alcohol dependence and the Net
Ingredient Cost (NIC) of these prescriptions.
The data source is Prescription Analysis and
Cost (PACT) data from NHS Prescription
Services.
The two main drugs prescribed for the
treatment of alcohol dependence are
Acamprosate Calcium (Campral) and
Disulfiram (Antabuse). In May 2013 a new
drug Nalmefene (Selincro) was launched.
The number of prescriptions is not a good
measure of the volume of drugs prescribed
as different practices may use different
durations of supply.
The NIC is the basic cost of a drug as listed
in the Drug Tariff or price lists; it does not
include discounts, dispensing costs,
prescription charges or fees.
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Alcohol-related prescription items
Prescription Analysis and Cost (PACT) data, 2014/15
Total prescription items dispensed – last 10 years
Thousands
Thousands
Total
200
Acamprosate Calcium
150
100
Disulfiram
50
0
2005
Nalmefene
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
The number of prescription items
dispensed in England in 2015 was
196 thousand which is nearly
double the level ten years ago
when it was 109 thousand.
There has been a steady rise year
on year but the increase from 2014
to 2015 was smaller at 1%.
2015
Type of prescription items dispensed
139 thousand items of Acamprosate Calcium were dispensed in 2015, more than twice
the number dispensed ten years ago.
52 thousand items of Disulfiram were dispensed in 2015 compared to a peak of 61
thousand in 2012.
Prescription items for Nalmefene, which were introduced in 2013, have risen to 4,400 in
2015.
For more information: Table 1, Statistics on Alcohol, England, 2016
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Alcohol-related prescription items
Prescription Analysis and Cost (PACT) data, 2014/15
Prescription items dispensed by region
North of England dispensed almost half the
prescription items, with 84 thousand.
This is similar to the combined total of 87
thousand for Midlands and East of England
and South of England.
London dispensed the lowest number of
items (17 thousand).
Prescription items dispensed by Area
Team, per 100,000 population
Greater Manchester dispensed the highest
number of items (936 per 100,000).
Leicestershire and Lincolnshire dispensed
the lowest number of items (162 per
100,000).
North of
England
Midlands
and East
of England
South of
England
London
0
25
50
75
100
Thousands
For more information: Table 2, Statistics on Alcohol, England, 2016
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Cost of alcohol-related prescription items
Prescription Analysis and Cost (PACT) data, 2014/15
Total cost of prescription items dispensed
Millions (£)
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The total Net Ingredient Cost
(NIC)1 for items prescribed for
alcohol dependence in 2015
was £3.93 million.
Total
3
Acamprosate Calcium
2
This is 15% higher than in
2014 when the total NIC was
£3.42 million and more than
double the level ten years ago.
Disulfiram
1
Nalmefene
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Average NIC per item
Total
The average NIC per item for all
pharmacotherapy items was £20.
Nalmefene
Disulfiram
The average per item was £18 for
Acamprosate Calcium, £22 for Disulfiram
and £63 for Nalmefene.
Acamprosate
Calcium
0
20
40
60
80
(£)
1. The Net Ingredient Cost NIC is the basic cost of a drug as listed in the Drug Tariff or price lists; it does not include
discounts, prescription charges or fees.
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For more information: Table 1, Statistics on Alcohol, England, 2016
Part 4: Drinking behaviours among adults
This section presents a range of information
on drinking behaviours among adults
including drinking prevalence, consumption
and trends among different groups of society
and geographical areas.
Adult substance misuse statistics from the
National Drug Treatment Monitoring System
(NDTMS) provides information on the
number of people being treated for alcohol
problems.
The main source of data for drinking
behaviours among adults is the Opinions
and Lifestyle Survey (OPN): Drinking Habits
Amongst Adults carried out by the Office for
National Statistics. This is an annual survey
covering adults aged 16 and over living in
private households in Great Britain.
Health at a Glance, published by the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD), provides international
comparisons on alcohol consumption.
Information is also summarised from the
Health Survey for England (HSE) which is
published by HSCIC and has been carried
out since 1994. The survey is designed to
measure health and health-related
behaviours in adults and children in
England.
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Drinking prevalence for adults1
Adult drinking habits in Great Britain 2014 - Opinions and Lifestyle Survey
28.9 million people in Great Britain report
drinking alcohol in the previous week. This
equates to 58% of the population.
Drinking on heaviest drinking day
2.5 million people drink more than 14 units
of alcohol on their heaviest drinking day.
Drinking more than 14 units in one day,
by region and country
A higher percentage of drinkers in Wales
and Scotland drink over the recommended
weekly guideline [for low risk drinking], in
one day.
Percentage
100
75
<= 4.67 units
in one day
50
>4.67 but <= 7
>7 but <= 14
25
>14 units
0
16 to 24
25 to 44
45 to 64
65 and over
1. Adults 16+
For more information: Opinions and Lifestyle Survey: Adult drinking habits in Great Britain 2014
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Drinking prevalence for adults
Adult drinking habits in Great Britain 2014 - Opinions and Lifestyle Survey
Type of drink
Drinking by annual income
Just under half (47%) of people who had
drunk alcohol in the week before interview
chose to drink wine (including champagne)
on their heaviest drinking day.
Almost 1 in 5 (18%) higher earners drink
alcohol on at least 5 days a week.
Percentage
Up to £9,999
60
£10,000 up to £14,999
40
£15,000 up to £19,999
£20,000 up to £29,999
20
£30,000 upto £39,999
£40,000 or more
0
Wine
Normal
strength
beer
Spirits
Strong beer
Sherry
Alcopops
0
5
10
15
20
Percentage
For more information: Opinions and Lifestyle Survey: Adult drinking habits in Great Britain 2014
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Drinking prevalence for adults
Health Survey for England, 2014
Drinking by age
Drinking by ethnicity
The proportion of adults who drank alcohol
on more than 5 days in the last week prior
to being surveyed increased up to age 6574 before levelling off.
The proportion of adults who drank alcohol
varied between ethnic groups.
The proportion who drank alcohol at all
increased with age up to 55-64 before
dropping quite sharply.
Percentage
White men and women were most likely to
be drinkers whilst Asian men and women
were least likely to be.
Percentage
100
80
80
Non-drinker
60
60
Drinker
40
40
1 - 4 days
20
20
0
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+
Men
Other
Mixed
Asian
Black
White
Other
Mixed
Asian
Black
White
0
5+ days
Women
For more information : Tables 8.7 and 8.9, HSE 2014: Vol 1 | Chapter 8: Adult Alcohol Consumption
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Drinking prevalence for adults
OECD1 Health Statistics - Health at a glance 2015
UK alcohol consumption is higher than the average for all OECD countries
although it has decreased between 2000 and 2013.
Litres per capita (15 years +)
2013
2000
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
For more information: Alcohol consumption among adults - health glance 2015
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Adult substance misuse
National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) 2014-20151
Number presenting for alcohol problems
151 thousand people presented for alcohol
problems in 2014/15.
89 thousand were treated for problematic
drinking alone.
62 thousand were treated for alcohol
problems alongside other substances.
The 2014/15 report presents further
analyses of these two groups.
Alcohol only
Alcohol and
other substances
1. Due to methodology changes it is not possible to compare information in 2014/15 NDTMS report to previous years.
For more information: Adult substance misuse statistics from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System
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(NDTMS), 2014-2015
Part 5: Drinking behaviours among children
This section presents a range of information
on drinking behaviours among children
including drinking prevalence, consumption,
age of first alcoholic drink, prevalence and
frequency of drunkenness, and
consequences of drinking. This information
has been taken from two HSCIC
publications.
Information is provided from Smoking,
Drinking and Drug use among Young People
in England (SDD) which surveys pupils in
secondary schools across England to
provide national estimates and information
on the smoking, drinking and drug use
behaviours of young people aged 11 - 15.
Information is also summarised from What
About YOUth? (WAY) which surveys 15 year
olds with questions about their health, diet,
exercise, bullying, alcohol, drugs and
smoking.
It should be noted that the SDD survey is
completed at school in exam conditions
without the involvement of parents or
teachers but WAY is completed at home and
therefore could involve parents. This will
affect comparability between the two
surveys.
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Drinking prevalence for children
Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people, England, 2014
Drinking prevalence
Drinking prevalence by age
The proportion of 11 to 15 year olds who
have ever had an alcoholic drink has been
declining since 2003.
The prevalence of drinking increased with
age.
In 2014, 38% of pupils had drunk alcohol,
the lowest proportion since the survey
began when it was 62%.
Percentage
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
60
0
20
40
60
80
Percentage
40
Drinking prevalence by sex
20
0
There was little
difference
between boys
and girls.
37%
39%
For more information: Tables 5.1a, 5.1.b, 5.2 of Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England
in 2014
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Drinking prevalence for children
Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people, England, 2014
Regular drinking prevalence
Regular drinking prevalence by age
4% of 11 to 15 year olds said they drank
alcohol at least once a week (regular) and a
further 5% said they drank once a fortnight.
Regular drinking prevalence increased with
age, from less than 0.5% of 11 year olds to
10% of 15 year olds.
Percentage
20
Percentage
12
10
15
8
6
10
4
5
2
0
0
Once a week Once a fortnight Once a month Few times a year
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
Regular drinking prevalence by sex
Two-thirds (67%) said they have either never
drunk or don’t drink now (not on chart).
Of current drinkers, 91% said their family
was aware they drank alcohol.
Boys and girls were
equally likely to
drink at least once
a week.
4%
4%
For more information: Tables 5.7 and 6.19 of Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in
2014
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Drinking prevalence for children
Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people, England, 2014
Drunkenness
Consequences of drunkenness
Not
been
drunk
Nearly half
(49%) of pupils
that had drank
alcohol in the
last four weeks
had been drunk.
Once
or
twice
Of pupils who had been drunk in the last
four weeks, 39% of girls and 27% of boys
said they had felt ill or sick.
28% of girls and 16% of boys had been
involved in an argument.
3+
Boys | Girls
Of those pupils who had been drunk, 63%
had deliberately tried to get drunk.
Felt ill or sick
Had argument
Vomited
Drunkenness by sex
Girls who had
drank alcohol
were more likely
than boys to say
they had been
drunk.
Clothes or other
items damaged
Lost money or
other items
Had fight
42%
55%
Trouble with police
Taken to hospital
0
10
20
30
For more information: Tables 6.14 and 6.15 and 6.16 of Smoking, drinking and drug use among young
people in England in 2014
40
50
Percentage
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Drinking prevalence for children
Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people, England, 2014
Type of drink
Where pupils drank
Boys who had drunk in the last week were
more likely than girls to have drunk beer,
lager or cider.
Pupils who drank alcohol were most likely to
say they did so at home (56%), at parties
with friends (46%) or at someone else’s
home (43%). 7% said they usually drank at
a pub or bar.
Girls were more likely to have drunk spirits,
alcopops or wine, martini or sherry.
Percentage
Boys | Girls
100
Own home
80
Parties with
friends
Someone
else's…
60
Street, park,
outside
40
Somewhere
else
20
Pub or bar
Club or disco
0
Beer, lager,
cider
Spirits
Wine,
martini,
sherry
Alcopops
Shandy
0
20
40
For more information: Tables 5.16.b and 6.9 of Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in
England in 2014
60
Percentage
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Drinking prevalence for children
Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people, England, 2014
Drinking attitudes
Reasons to drink
Since 2003, secondary school pupils’
attitudes towards someone of their age
drinking or getting drunk have become less
tolerant.
The most common reason pupils thought
people of their own age drank alcohol was
to look cool in front of their friends (79%).
Percentage
To look cool in front
of their friends
67
OK to try drinking to see what it's like
To be more sociable
with friends
60
46
It gives them a rush
or a buzz
OK to drink alcohol once a week
48
40
Their friends pressure
them into it
It helps them forget
their problems
31
OK to try getting drunk to see what it's like
Other people they live
with drink
24
20
20
18
It makes them feel
more confident
They are bored and
have nothing to do
OK to get drunk once a week
7
It helps them relax
0
0
20
40
60
80
100
Percentage
For more information : Tables 7.9 and 7.13 of Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in
England in 2014
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Drinking prevalence for 15 year olds
What About YOUth? Survey 2014
Drinking prevalence
Age started drinking
62% of 15 year olds in England had ever
had an alcoholic drink.
Most of those who had ever had an
alcoholic drink reported that they had their
first one between the ages of 13 and 15.
6% drank at least once a week (regular)
and 8% drank once a fortnight.
10% of young people had their first alcoholic
drink before they were 12.
Percentage
Percentage
40
35
35
30
30
25
25
20
20
15
15
10
10
5
5
0
At least
once a
week
Once a
fortnight
Once a Only a few Doesn't Never had
month
times a drink now a drink
year
0
6 or
less
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
For more information: Tables 6.1, 6.2 and 6.15, Chapter 6 of WAY Survey 2014
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Drinking prevalence for 15 year olds
What About YOUth? Survey 2014
Drinking prevalence by LA
Drunkenness by LA
Barnsley District (77.6%), Devon (76.9%)
and Cornwall (76.6%) had the highest
prevalence of drinking.
Brighton and Hove (27.0%), North Tyneside
(24.6%) and Richmond upon Thames
(24.5%) had the highest prevalence of
drunkenness.
The Borough of Tower Hamlets (14.6%)
had the lowest.
Tower Hamlets (2.6%) and Newham (3.1%)
had the lowest.
For more information: Tables 6.13 and 6.36, Chapter 6, WAY Survey 2014
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Part 6: Expenditure and affordability
Information on purchases and expenditure on alcohol have been taken from Family Food
which published by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and is
based on data collected by the Living Costs and Food Survey.
The affordability of alcohol is described using information on alcohol price and retail price
indices taken from the ONS publication: Focus on Consumer Price Indices and households’
disposable income data published by ONS in the Economic and Labour Market Review.
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Purchases and expenditure on alcohol
Family Food 2014 – Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1
£42 per person was spent on food and drink (including alcoholic drinks and food eaten out)
per week in 2014 in the UK. Taking inflation into account, this was 2.8% less than 2013,
and 3.5% less than 2011.
In real terms, between 2011 and 2014 household spending on food and drink fell by 3.0%
and eating out expenditure by 4.5%. Household spending on alcoholic drinks fell by 1.6%
over the same period, whilst that bought for consumption outside the home fell by 13%.
1. ‘Household’ covers all food that is brought into the household. ‘Eating out’ covers all food that never enters the household.
2. There is a range of evidence to suggest that self reported alcohol consumption in surveys is less than actual consumption.
For more information: DEFRA: Family Food 2014
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Purchases and expenditure on alcohol
Family Food 2014 – Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Alcohol intake rose 0.1% in 2014 to 8.9 grams per person per day. Eating out purchases
accounted for 19% of total alcohol intake in 2014.
In 2014, eating out intakes of alcohol were 24% lower than in 2010 and up until 2014
showed a significant downward trend.
Alcohol intake from eating out purchases declined 54% between 2001-02 and 2014.
grams per person per day
8
Household
6
4
2
Eating out
0
1. Quantities in millilitres
For more information: DEFRA: Family Food 2014
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Affordability of alcohol
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), UK, 1980 to 2015
Long term trend
Alcohol affordability index1
170
160
150
In the UK since 1980
(an arbitrarily chosen
base year) alcohol
has become 60%
more affordable.
140
130
120
110
1980 = base year
100
90
80
Last ten years (2005 to 2015)
Over the last ten years the price of alcohol has increased by 36%2.
The price of alcohol increased by 1%3 relative to retail prices, whilst real households’
disposable income (adjusted) increased by 11% over the same period.
As a result, alcohol has become 2% more affordable since 20054.
1) For more information see Appendix B: Technical Notes
3) Based on Alcohol Price Index Relative to Retail Price Index (all items)
2) Based on Alcohol Price Index
4) Based on Affordability of Alcohol Index
For more information: Table 4 of Statistics on Alcohol, England, 2016
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Expenditure on off-trade1 alcohol purchases
Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2015
Expenditure on alcohol compared to total expenditure2
UK household expenditure on
alcohol has nearly doubled to £17.2
billion in 2015, from £8.9 billion in
1985.
However, alcohol expenditure as a
proportion of total household
expenditure has fallen to 1.5% over
the same period, from 4.1% in
1985.
Billions
Percentage
Household expenditure
on alcohol
20
5.0
16
4.0
12
3.0
8
2.0
4
Expenditure as a percent of 1.0
total household expenditure
0
0.0
Average weekly expenditure on alcohol3
Average weekly household expenditure on
alcohol was £7.90 in 2014.
People in the 50-64 age group spent the
most, with an average of £10.00 a week.
£ per week
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
The lowest weekly expenditure was by those
aged under 30, with an average of £5.10.
0.00
Under 30
30-49
50-64
65-74
75 and over
1. Includes purchases at supermarkets, off licences etc. Excludes purchases in pubs, bars, restaurants etc.
2. Current Prices
3. Across all households.
For more information: Table 5 Statistics on Alcohol, England, 2016 , Table A11: ONS Family Spending 2015
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