Table 3 Amount of alcohol consumption among adults (Sri Lanka, 2005 – 2006)
Sector | Category | Number | Number of units of alcohol per day | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 7 | 7 – 13 | 14 - 20 | ≥21 | |||
Urban | Male | 312 | 46.2 (40.6-51.8) | 4.1 (1.6-6.5) | 1.9 (0.5-3.2) | 5.4 (2.7-8.2) |
Female | 487 | 2.8 (1.1-4.6) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.1 (0.01-0.3) | |
All | 799 | 23.9 (20.5-27.3) | 2.0 (0.8-3.2) | 0.9 (0.2-1.6) | 2.7 (1.3-4.1) | |
Rural | Male | 1466 | 35.8 (32.0-39.5) | 2.3 (1.4-3.2) | 2.6 (1.6-3.6) | 5.1 (3.6-6.5) |
Female | 2226 | 0.7 (0.1-1.4) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | |
All | 3692 | 17.5 (15.5-19.5) | 1.1 (0.7-1.5) | 1.2 (0.7-1.7) | 2.4 (1.8-3.1) | |
Overall | Male | 1778 | 37.9 (34.8-41.0) | 2.6 (1.8-3.5) | 2.4 (1.6-3.3) | 5.2 (3.9-6.4) |
Female | 2713 | 1.2 (0.6-1.8) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.02 (0.01-0.05) | |
All | 4491 | 18.8 (17.1-20.5) | 1.3 (0.9-1.7) | 1.2 (0.8-1.6) | 2.5(1.9-3.1) | |