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Table 5 Mean and median pure alcohol consumption (g) during the previous week and the proportion of medium and high risk drinkers (respondents who had drunk at least one portion of alcohol) by gender, country and study year, 1994-2006

From: Alcohol consumption in Estonia and Finland: Finbalt survey 1994-2006

Study year

Estonia

Finland

 

n

Mean (SD) g/week

Median g/week

Medium risk* %

High risk** %

n

Mean (SD) g/week

Median g/week

Medium risk* %

High risk** %

Men

1994

362

128 (147)

79

9.1

3.9

1047

136 (126)

102

10.9

3.7

1996

363

112 (110)

78

7.4

1.9

1043

131 (128)

98

9.5

3.8

1998

329

123 (155)

80

7.9

2.7

1131

143 (137)

105

12.0

3.7

2000

329

147 (185)

100

9.7

6.1

1030

137 (141)

99

10.0

4.6

2002

310

144 (157)

97

11.3

4.5

970

139 (176)

97

9.6

3.6

2004

795

164 (169)

113

14.8

6.4

1006

143 (132)

110

10.7

4.0

2006

686

165 (192)

105

16.2

7.0

931

145 (146)

100

11.6

5.2

Women

1994

300

43 (67)

26

4.3

1.0

915

57 (54)

38

6.9

1.0

1996

334

35 (35)

26

2.7

-

996

62 (62)

48

7.5

1.2

1998

337

39 (38)

26

2.4

0.3

1008

63 (59)

48

9.3

1.1

2000

368

43 (45)

30

3.5

0.8

993

59 (66)

38

7.5

1.1

2002

340

42 (84)

25

2.6

1.2

953

60 (64)

38

7.8

1.5

2004

794

46 (54)

30

4.4

1.4

1059

64 (64)

48

9.5

1.1

2006

789

49 (73)

30

4.7

1.0

995

67 (77)

48

10.0

1.7

  1. * >280 g pure alcohol per week in men and >140 g in women
  2. ** >420 g pure alcohol per week in men and >280 g in women