Table 11
Persons who reported heavy drinking, by age group, Canada, 2003 and 2009

Table 11
Persons who reported heavy drinking, by age group, Canada, 2003 and 2009
Table summary
 This table displays the results of persons who reported heavy drinking. This information is grouped by age group appearing as row headers and by consumed five or more drinks on one occasion, at least once a month in the last year, both sexes, females, males, 2003, 2009 appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
Age group Consumed five or more drinks on one occasion, at least once a month in the last year
Both sexes Females Males
2003 2009 2003 2009 2003 2009
percentage
Total—12 and over 16.6 17.2 8.8 9.9 24.5 24.8
12 to 19 14.3 14.0 10.7 11.2 17.8 16.8
20 to 34 28.2 30.1 17.0 19.7 39.4 40.5
35 to 44 18.2 16.9 9.2 8.8 27.0 25.0
45 to 64 13.2 15.4 5.5 7.5 21.1 23.3
65 and over 3.8 4.5 1.1 1.3 7.2 8.3
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2003 and 2009.
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