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Binge drinking

Binge drinking

Period : April 2008
Questions : During the last month, 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 last month?



Number of times Male
Number(%)
Female
Number(%)
Overall
Number(%)
No 815 (83.6%) 1 091 (97.0%) 1 906 (90.8%)
Yes, one time 61 (6.3%) 15 (1.4%) 77 (3.6%)
Yes, twice 41 (4.2%) 9 (0.8%) 50 (2.4%)
Yes, three times or more 57 (5.9%) 10 (0.8%) 67 (3.2%)
Yes, but frequency unknown 1 (0.1%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (<0.05%)
Total 975 (100.0%) 1 125 (100.0%) 2 100 (100.0%)

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