Amount of alcohol consumed and frequency of inebriation by different groups of drinkers with heavy drinking patter
| Number | % | Mean alcohol consumption* (g/week) | Frequency of inebriation (times/month) | Intake of spirits at a time (g)† | Intake of beer at a time (g)† | Intake of wine at a time (g)† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Assessed by the quantity-frequency questionnaire. †Usual dose of different beverages imbibed at a time calculated to grams of pure alcohol. | |||||||
| Drinkers with heavy spirit drinking pattern | 1264 | 82.7 | 200.5 | 2.1 | 141.2 | 56.6 | 57.2 |
| Only spirits | 791 | 51.8 | 136.8 | 1.7 | 136.0 | 32.8 | 33.4 |
| Spirits + beer | 158 | 10.3 | 250.3 | 2.4 | 143.6 | 122.5 | 39.2 |
| Spirits + wine | 172 | 11.3 | 225.6 | 2.5 | 147.8 | 41.5 | 101.5 |
| Spirits + beer + wine | 143 | 9.4 | 463.7 | 3.7 | 159.4 | 125.2 | 111.7 |
| Drinkers with heavy beer/wine drinking pattern | 264 | 17.3 | 209.3 | 2.5 | 52.2 | 81.4 | 74.0 |
| Only beer | 123 | 8.0 | 191.9 | 2.4 | 52.6 | 109.8 | 36.9 |
| Only wine | 109 | 7.1 | 202.9 | 2.4 | 51.5 | 38.3 | 97.8 |
| Wine + beer | 32 | 2.1 | 296.5 | 3.5 | 53.0 | 112.7 | 99.4 |
| Total | 1528 | 100 | 202.0 | 2.2 | 126.4 | 61.0 | 60.4 |