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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Number of alcohol units people drink 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.
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Euronews. (June 10, 2016). Number of alcohol units individuals drink to feel the effects in selected European countries in 2014, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/442727/number-alcohol-units-individuals-require-feel-effects-european-countries/
Euronews. "Number of alcohol units individuals drink to feel the effects in selected European countries in 2014, by gender." Chart. June 10, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/442727/number-alcohol-units-individuals-require-feel-effects-european-countries/
Euronews. (2016). Number of alcohol units individuals drink to feel the effects in selected European countries in 2014, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/442727/number-alcohol-units-individuals-require-feel-effects-european-countries/
Euronews. "Number of Alcohol Units Individuals Drink to Feel The Effects in Selected European Countries in 2014, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Jun 2016, /statistics/442727/number-alcohol-units-individuals-require-feel-effects-european-countries/
Euronews, Number of alcohol units individuals drink to feel the effects in selected European countries in 2014, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/442727/number-alcohol-units-individuals-require-feel-effects-european-countries/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Number of alcohol units individuals drink to feel the effects in selected European countries in 2014, by gender [Graph], Euronews, June 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/442727/number-alcohol-units-individuals-require-feel-effects-european-countries/
