Alcohol units intake to feel the effects in Europe 2014

This statistic displays the number of units of alcohol that individuals drink in order to feel the effects of alcohol in selected European countries in 2014. In this year, men in Ireland consumed 6.6 units and women consumed 5 units of alcohol in order to feel the effects.

Number of alcohol units individuals drink to feel the effects in selected European countries in 2014, by gender

Characteristic	Men	Women
Netherlands	6.2	5.2
Ireland	6.6	5
Poland	4.7	4.2
UK	5.3	4.3
Belgium	5.4	4.4
France	4.8	4.3
Denmark	5.2	4.5
Greece	6.6	4.4
Italy	4.4	4
Hungary	4.9	4
Portugal	5.9	4.1
Spain	4.4	3.8
Sweden	4.2	3.3
Switzerland	4.6	3.8
Austria	4.1	3.3
Germany	4.1	3.2

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Release date

June 2016

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

November to December 2014

Number of respondents

100,000*

Age group

18 years and over

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* estimate

The report contains the following information: a unit of alcohol is 10 grams of pure alcohol equals to a small glass of beer (25 cl) or a glass of wine (10 cl), or a glass of scotch whisky (3 cl).

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