European Health Survey CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Average consumption of alcoholic beverages (in grams of pure alcohol) by sex and age group. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 15 years old and over that consumes alcoholic beverages one or more days per week. Units: Average and standard deviation Weekly (Monday-Sunday) During the week days (Monday-Thursday) Weekend (Friday-Sunday) Average Standard deviation Average Standard deviation Average Standard deviation Both sexes TOTAL 13.24 11.72 8.31 11.77 19.84 16.21 From 15 to 24 years old 12.63 11.26 1.86 6.42 26.89 22.94 From 25 to 34 years old 11.96 11.20 3.56 8.73 23.19 19.37 From 35 to 44 years old 10.99 9.53 5.41 9.11 18.46 14.03 From 45 to 54 years old 13.28 12.15 8.70 12.20 19.45 15.81 From 55 to 64 years old 15.35 13.21 12.06 13.48 19.79 15.40 From 65 to 74 years old 15.46 13.13 13.65 13.46 17.96 13.84 Aged 75 years old and over 13.72 9.40 12.78 9.83 15.08 9.70 Men TOTAL 15.11 13.01 9.99 13.14 21.98 17.56 From 15 to 24 years old 13.84 12.40 2.41 7.57 28.99 24.74 From 25 to 34 years old 13.11 12.57 4.14 9.71 25.11 21.35 From 35 to 44 years old 12.12 10.29 6.33 9.83 19.85 15.01 From 45 to 54 years old 15.51 13.44 10.81 13.61 21.83 16.88 From 55 to 64 years old 18.48 14.60 15.13 14.86 22.96 17.02 From 65 to 74 years old 17.75 14.43 15.84 14.82 20.36 15.17 Aged 75 years old and over 15.01 10.44 13.97 10.94 16.53 10.75 Women TOTAL 9.48 7.22 4.95 7.31 15.56 11.97 From 15 to 24 years old 10.22 8.00 0.78 2.74 22.70 18.16 From 25 to 34 years old 9.76 7.49 2.46 6.29 19.52 14.19 From 35 to 44 years old 8.66 7.18 3.48 7.02 15.59 11.22 From 45 to 54 years old 8.97 7.46 4.60 7.29 14.82 12.25 From 55 to 64 years old 9.48 6.96 6.28 7.57 13.85 9.17 From 65 to 74 years old 10.06 6.78 8.48 7.25 12.29 7.38 Aged 75 years old and over 11.13 6.07 10.38 6.47 12.16 6.16 Notes: 1) The equivalence used (in grams of pure alcohol) is: Beer with alcohol 10 g per unit. Wine or cava 10 g per unit. Appetizers with alcohol (vermouth, fino, jerez) 20 g per unit. Liquors, anisette, Pacharán 20 g per unit. Whisky, cognac, cocktails 20 g per unit. Beverages local beverages (cider, carajillo...) 10 g per unit of beverage. The symbol '.' shall be deemed as datum which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample The symbol '..' shall be deemed as datum which is not collected for that classification of the table The data corresponding to cells with less than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error Source: National Statistics Institute