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Table 1 Age- and sex-specific alcohol consumption (%) per drinking category in Belgium, 2012

From: The health-related social costs of alcohol in Belgium

Age-band (years)

Males (%)

Females (%)

Abstinent

Cat. I

Cat. II

Cat. III

Abstinent

Cat. I

Cat. II

Cat. III

<19

26.4

71.0

1.3

1.3

22.3

75.3

1.8

0.6

20–39

12.9

84.5

1.3

1.3

22.4

75.6

1.5

0.5

40–59

10.7

82.5

3.3

3.5

16.6

76.1

5.5

1.8

60–79

12.8

79.4

3.6

4.2

24.1

70.9

4.0

1.0

≥80

28.6

69.9

0.7

0.8

47.4

49.6

2.4

0.6

  1. Males: cat. I, 0–39.9 g/day; cat. II, 40–59.9 g/day; cat. III, ≥60 g/day
  2. Females: cat. I, 0–19.9 g/day; cat. II, 20–39.9 g/day; cat. III, ≥40 g/day