Table 3 
Adherence to Canada's Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines among Canadians aged 18 and older, by gender, age group and province, Canada, excluding the territories 

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Adherence to Canada's Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines among Canadians aged 18 and older, by gender, age group and province, Canada, excluding the territories
  No alcoholic drinks in the past week Women drinking no more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day and 10 per week / Men drinking no more than 3 per day and 15 per week Women drinking at least 3 alcoholic drinks on one day or more than 10 in a week / Men drinking at least 4 drinks on one day or more than 15 in a week
  %%%
Canada Total (excluding territories) 54.4 30.7 14.9
Gender1      
Men+2 49.9 34.5 15.6
Women+3 58.8 27.0 14.2
Age group      
18 to 22 years 67.1 18.3 14.6
23 to 34 years 55.3 26.5 18.1
35 to 44 years 51.9 30.7 17.4
45 to 54 years 50.7 32.3 17.0
55 to 64 years 50.7 33.9 15.5
65 years and older 56.9 34.7 8.4
Province      
Newfoundland and Labrador 58.1 26.1 15.8
Prince Edward Island 55.6 27.3 17.1E
Nova Scotia 56.6 27.8 15.6
New Brunswick 60.2 25.5 14.4
Quebec 46.5 35.4 18.1
Ontario 57.6 29.0 13.4
Manitoba 57.4 28.0 14.5
Saskatchewan 58.8 28.7 12.5
Alberta 56.5 29.3 14.2
British Columbia 53.3 32.2 14.6
Area type4      
Urban (Population Centre) 55.5 30.2 14.3
Rural area 48.8 33.3 18.0
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Note(s):
  • For more details on Canada's low-risk alcohol drinking guidelines, see Low-risk alcohol drinking guidelines for more details.
  • A standard drink corresponds to a certain amount of pure alcohol and is equivalent to: 341 mL (12 oz) of 5% alcohol beer/cooler/cider/ready-to-drink beverage, or 142 mL (5 oz) of 12% alcohol glass of wine, or 43 mL (1.5 oz) of 40% alcohol spirits (whisky, vodka, gin, etc.).
Source(s):
Canadian Community Health Survey, 2023 (3226).

Table note 1

Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "+" symbol.

Table note 2

This category includes men (and/or boys), as well as some non-binary persons.

Table note 3

This category includes women (and/or girls), as well as some non-binary persons.

Table note 4

Population centres are those continuously built-up areas having a population concentration of 1,000 or more, and a population density of 400 or more per square kilometre based on Census population counts. Rural areas are areas with a population concentration of less than 1,000.
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