Release date: February 2019
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Proportion of adults who reported a heavy drinking episode at least once a month in the past year, 2015-2016
| Location | Per cent | Lower confidence limit | Upper confidence limit |
|---|
| Durham Region |
23.9E |
15.2 |
32.6 |
|---|
| Ontario |
19.5 |
18.7 |
20.3 |
|---|
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Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016
E: interpret with caution
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Figure 1: Proportion of adults who reported a heavy drinking episode at least once a month in the past year, by age group, 2015-2016
| Data table for Figure 1 |
Proportion of adults who reported a heavy drinking episode at least once a month in the past year, by age group, 2015-2016
| Location | Age | Per cent | Lower confidence limit | Upper confidence limit |
|---|
| Durham Region | 19 to 34 |
33.9 |
25.2 |
42.5 |
|---|
| 35 to 49 |
23.5E |
14.7 |
32.2 |
|---|
| 50 to 64 |
24.5E |
13.7 |
35.4 |
|---|
| 65 and older |
7.6E |
4.9 |
10.3 |
|---|
| Ontario | 19 to 34 |
29.6 |
27.7 |
31.5 |
|---|
| 35 to 49 |
19.0 |
17.4 |
20.5 |
|---|
| 50 to 64 |
19.1 |
17.7 |
20.6 |
|---|
| 65 and older |
6.3 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
|---|
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Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016
E: interpret with caution
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Figure 2: Proportion of adults who reported a heavy drinking episode at least once a month in the past year, by sex, 2015-2016
| Data table for Figure 2 |
Proportion of adults who reported a heavy drinking episode at least once a month in the past year, by sex, 2015-2016
| Location | Sex | Per cent | Lower confidence limit | Upper confidence limit |
|---|
| Durham Region | Female |
19.4E |
9.1 |
29.7 |
|---|
| Male |
28.7 |
21.6 |
35.8 |
|---|
| Ontario | Female |
14.1 |
13.2 |
15.1 |
|---|
| Male |
25.1 |
23.9 |
26.4 |
|---|
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Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016
E: interpret with caution
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Figure 3: Proportion of adults who reported a heavy drinking episode at least once a month in the past year, by education level, 2015-2016
| Data table for Figure 3 |
Proportion of adults who reported a heavy drinking episode at least once a month in the past year, by education level, 2015-2016
| Location | Education level | Per cent | Lower confidence limit | Upper confidence limit |
|---|
| Durham Region | Less than Post-Secondary |
19.8 |
18.4 |
21.2 |
|---|
| Post-Secondary degree/diploma |
25.9E |
13.0 |
38.9 |
|---|
| Ontario | Less than Post-Secondary |
19.7 |
18.4 |
21.1 |
|---|
| Post-Secondary degree/diploma |
19.4 |
18.3 |
20.4 |
|---|
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Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016
E: interpret with caution
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Figure 4: Proportion of adults who reported a heavy drinking episode at least once a month in the past year, by household income quintile, 2015-2016
| Data table for Figure 4 |
Proportion of adults who reported a heavy drinking episode at least once a month in the past year, by household income quintile, 2015-2016
| Location | Income quintile | Per cent | Lower confidence limit | Upper confidence limit |
|---|
| Durham Region | Lowest quintile |
F |
|
|
|---|
| Second quintile |
F |
|
|
|---|
| Middle quintile |
F |
|
|
|---|
| Fourth quintile |
28.7E |
14.0 |
43.4 |
|---|
| Highest quintile |
24.9 |
22.7 |
27.2 |
|---|
| Ontario | Lowest quintile |
14.3 |
12.7 |
16.0 |
|---|
| Second quintile |
16.9 |
14.9 |
18.8 |
|---|
| Middle quintile |
18.8 |
17.1 |
20.6 |
|---|
| Fourth quintile |
21.2 |
19.3 |
23.1 |
|---|
| Highest quintile |
25.7 |
23.9 |
27.6 |
|---|
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Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016
E: interpret with caution
F: unreliable and not released
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Data notes
The data presented here come from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Statistics Canada collects information on the health of Canadians through the CCHS. Visit Statistics Canada or the Canadian Community Health Survey for more information.
The data above excludes responses where the participant refused to answer or did not know, and where information was missing.
Definitions
Heavy drinking
Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks on the same occasion for men; four or more for women.
Adults
Individuals 19 years and older at the time of the survey.
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