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Binge drinking

Binge drinking

Period: April 2012
Questions: In the past 30 days, did you drink at least 5 glasses or cans of alcoholic drinks on one occasion? That may mean the total number of glasses and cans of any type of alcohol, and one occasion means period of a few hours. If yes, how many times did you do this in the 30 days?



Number of times Male
Number (%)
Female
Number (%)
Overall
Number (%)
No 819 (88.5%) 1 094 (98.1%) 1 913 (93.7%)
Yes, one time 29 (3.1%) 5 (0.4%) 33 (1.6%)
Yes, twice 18 (2.0%) 6 (0.6%) 25 (1.2%)
Yes, three times or more 59 (6.4%) 9 (0.8%) 68 (3.3%)
Yes, but frequency unknown 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) 2 (0.1%)
Total 926 (100.0%) 1 115 (100.0%) 2 041 (100.0%)

Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.