This statistic displays the mean number of units of alcohol consumed by individuals on their heaviest drinking day in Scotland in 2020, by gender. In this year, 19 percent of men and 11 percent of women consumed over 8 units of alcohol on their heaviest drinking day.
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Scottish Government. (January 26, 2021). Number of the units of alcohol consumed on heaviest day of drinking in Scotland in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/372748/units-of-alcohol-consumed-on-heaviest-drinking-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Number of the units of alcohol consumed on heaviest day of drinking in Scotland in 2020, by gender." Chart. January 26, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/372748/units-of-alcohol-consumed-on-heaviest-drinking-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2021). Number of the units of alcohol consumed on heaviest day of drinking in Scotland in 2020, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/372748/units-of-alcohol-consumed-on-heaviest-drinking-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Number of The Units of Alcohol Consumed on Heaviest Day of Drinking in Scotland in 2020, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Jan 2021, /statistics/372748/units-of-alcohol-consumed-on-heaviest-drinking-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Number of the units of alcohol consumed on heaviest day of drinking in Scotland in 2020, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/372748/units-of-alcohol-consumed-on-heaviest-drinking-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Number of the units of alcohol consumed on heaviest day of drinking in Scotland in 2020, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, January 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/372748/units-of-alcohol-consumed-on-heaviest-drinking-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
