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Facts On: Low-Risk Drinking in Durham Region

Home Health and Wellness Health Information ServicesDurham Health Stats

Release date: February 2019

Proportion of adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, 2015-2016
Location	Per cent	Lower confidence limit	Upper confidence limit
Ontario	83.4	82.6	84.1
Durham Region	80.0	73.3	86.7
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016

Figure 1: Proportion of adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, 2015-2016

Adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, 2015-2016

Data table for Figure 1

Proportion of adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, by age group, 2015-2016
Location	Age	Per cent	Lower confidence limit	Upper confidence limit
Durham Region	19 to 34	72.5	63.9	81.1
	35 to 49	78.5	68.8	88.1
	50 to 64	79.5	71.3	87.7
	65 and older	95.3	89.7	100
	Ontario	19 to 34	76.7	75.0	78.5
35 to 49		83.3	81.9	84.8
50 to 64		83.6	82.3	84.8
65 and older		92.5	91.6	93.4
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016

Figure 2: Proportion of adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, by sex, 2015-2016

Adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, by sex, 2015-2016

Data table for Figure 2

Proportion of adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, by sex, 2015-2016
Location	Sex	Per cent	Lower confidence limit	Upper confidence limit
Durham Region	Female	86.7	85.7	87.7
Durham Region	Male	72.8	59.5	86.1
Ontario	Female	87.0	86.1	87.9
Ontario	Male	79.4	78.2	80.7
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016

Figure 3: Proportion of adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, by education level, 2015-2016

Adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, by education level

Data table for Figure 3

Proportion of adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, by education level, 2015-2016
Location	Education level	Per cent	Lower confidence limit	Upper confidence limit
Durham Region	Less than Post-Secondary	82.1	78.0	86.3
	Post-Secondary degree/diploma	79.2	71.8	86.6
	Ontario	Less than Post-Secondary	84.2	83.0	85.5
Post-Secondary degree/diploma		82.9	81.9	83.9
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016

Figure 4: Proportion of adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, by household income quintile, 2015-2016

Adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, by household income

Data table for Figure 4

Proportion of adults at no increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol, by household income quintile, 2015-2016
Location	Income quintile	Per cent	Lower confidence limit	Upper confidence limit
Durham Region	Lowest quintile	91.4	87.0	95.8
	Second quintile	76.3	56.9	95.8
	Middle quintile	71.6^E	46.5	96.8
	Fourth quintile	82.9	79.6	86.3
	Highest quintile	77.7	73.7	81.6
Ontario	Lowest quintile	89.3	87.9	90.7
	Second quintile	86.1	84.4	87.8
	Middle quintile	84.5	82.9	86.1
	Fourth quintile	81.6	79.8	83.4
	Highest quintile	75.7	73.7	77.8
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016 E: interpret with caution

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

No increased risk of long-term health effects from drinking alcohol

Drinking alcohol according to Canada's Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines: Guideline 2.

Adults

Individuals 19 years and older at the time of the survey.

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