Table 1: Mean quantities consumed on typical drinking occasions

Males  14-17 years  18-19 years  20-24 years  25-29 years  30-65 years
Own Homes 52 95 111 82 49
Others’ Homes 99 123 122 94 60
Pubs/Hotels/Taverns 87 110 135 102 67
Nightclubs 88* 108 104 81 63
Sportsclubs 55 108 102 93 62
Restaurants/Cafes/full meals 23 34 44 43 42
Cafes/no serve full meals 21* 37* 34 40 29
Workplaces 49 74 71 55 42
Sports Events/Racing 69 76 92 88 63
Outdoor Public Places 85 125 103 71 49
Private Motor Vehicles 52 91 65 70 42
Females  14-17 years  18-19 years  20-24 years  25-29 years  30-65 years
Own Homes 40 72 59 50 35
Others’ Homes 79 76 65 53 38
Pubs/Hotels/Taverns 57 66 70 60 35
Nightclubs 62 57 70 52 40
Sportsclubs 49 60* 63 47 35
Restaurants/Cafes/full meals 23 30 33 36 30
Cafes/no serve full meals 39* 32* 24 21 21
Workplaces 30* 32* 45 37 32
Sports Events/Racing 50 61* 68 60 36
Outdoor Public Places 71 80 54 46 31
Private Motor Vehicles 61 33* 48* 34* 22

N.B. Quantities are mls of absolute alcohol. One can or stubbie of beer, one largish glass of wine, or a double hotel nip of spirits equates with approximately 15ml of absolute alcohol.

*Denotes quantities that should be interpreted with caution as they are based on small numbers of people (less than 25).

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