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Paul Herring: Created page with "== United Kingdom == The Portman Group released in April 2011, a Fact Sheet stating {{quote|The UK..."

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== United Kingdom ==
The [[Portman Group]] released in April 2011, a [[media:Fact_Sheet_Per_Capita_Alcohol_Consumption_2_xPDFApril2011.pdf|Fact Sheet]] stating
{{quote|The UK’s alcohol consumption has fluctuated considerably over the past 100 years
or so. In 1900 it stood at approximately 11 litres of pure alcohol annually per head
of population. By 1950 it had dropped to below 4 litres. By 2000 it had risen again
to over 8 litres and it currently stands at 8.9 litres.

Changes in the proportion of children in the population may affect the per capita
consumption figure; it is therefore useful to measure consumption per adult head
of population. This currently stands at 10.7 litres. }}

This is based on tax receipts, rather than self-reported via consumer surveys. The chose the former since they consider self-reporting to be the less accurate measure (due to bias due to under-reporting for example.)

They also show that average consumption in the UK over 22 years since 1986 has remained fairly static, peaking in 2004/5 and declining since:

[[file:1986-2009 uk consumption.png|400px]]

They also show that UK consumption is mid-range compared to the rest of Europe:

[[file:European consumption.png|400px]]

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 {{quote|In summary, alcohol consumption is down, 'binge-drinking is down', taxes are high and hysteria is rising. Ever get the feeling you're being cheated?<ref>[http://velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/alcohol-awareness.html Alcohol Awareness] - [[Chris Snowdon]]</ref>}}
+==== [[Portman Group]] report, Apr 2011 ====
 The [[Portman Group]] released in April 2011, a [[media:Fact_Sheet_Per_Capita_Alcohol_Consumption_2_xPDFApril2011.pdf|Fact Sheet]] stating
 {{quote|The UK’s alcohol consumption has fluctuated considerably over the past 100 years

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 Consumption per head is now 13% lower than it was in 2004 when the current trend began, says the British Beer & Pub Association, which has compiled the new data based on HMRC alcohol tax returns.
-The figures confirm trends unveiled yesterday by the Office of National Statistics, which also show that binge drinking is falling across all categories of drinkers, by sex and age.
+The figures confirm trends unveiled yesterday by the Office of National Statistics, which also show that [[binge drinking]] is falling across all categories of drinkers, by sex and age.
-Drinking above weekly guidelines among young men, for example, is down from 32% to 21% compared with five years prior to 2011.<ref>http://www.eatoutmagazine.co.uk/online_article/New-figures-show-UK-Alcohol-consumption-down-again-in-2011-/15500</ref>}}
+Drinking above weekly guidelines among young men, for example, is down from 32% to 21% compared with five years prior to 2011.<ref>[http://www.eatoutmagazine.co.uk/online_article/New-figures-show-UK-Alcohol-consumption-down-again-in-2011-/15500 New Figures show UK Alcohol consumption down again in 2011] - Eat Out Magazine</ref>}}
-=== The Government's [[media:Glfreport2010_tcm77-259420.pdf‎|General Lifestyle Survey, 2010]]<ref name="ons">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ghs/general-lifestyle-survey/2010/index.html</ref> ===
+=== The Government's [[media:Glfreport2010_tcm77-259420.pdf‎|General Lifestyle Survey, 2010]]<ref name="ons">[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ghs/general-lifestyle-survey/2010/index.html General Lifestyle Survey, 2010] - Office for National Statistics</ref> ===
 The [[media:Glfreport2010_tcm77-259420.pdf‎|General Lifestyle Survey, 2010]]<ref name="ons" /> discusses the change in alcohol consumption between 2005 and 2010. In general:

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 == United Kingdom ==
 The [[Portman Group]] released in April 2011, a [[media:Fact_Sheet_Per_Capita_Alcohol_Consumption_2_xPDFApril2011.pdf|Fact Sheet]] stating
 {{quote|The UK’s alcohol consumption has fluctuated considerably over the past 100 years
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 The figures confirm trends unveiled yesterday by the Office of National Statistics, which also show that binge drinking is falling across all categories of drinkers, by sex and age.
-Drinking above weekly guidelines among young men, for example, is down from 32% to 21% compared with five years ago.<ref>http://www.eatoutmagazine.co.uk/online_article/New-figures-show-UK-Alcohol-consumption-down-again-in-2011-/15500</ref>}}
+Drinking above weekly guidelines among young men, for example, is down from 32% to 21% compared with five years prior to 2011.<ref>http://www.eatoutmagazine.co.uk/online_article/New-figures-show-UK-Alcohol-consumption-down-again-in-2011-/15500</ref>}}
 ==References==

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	Drinking above weekly guidelines among young men, for example, is down from 32% to 21% compared with five years ago.<ref>http://www.eatoutmagazine.co.uk/online_article/New-figures-show-UK-Alcohol-consumption-down-again-in-2011-/15500</ref>}}		Drinking above weekly guidelines among young men, for example, is down from 32% to 21% compared with five years ago.<ref>http://www.eatoutmagazine.co.uk/online_article/New-figures-show-UK-Alcohol-consumption-down-again-in-2011-/15500</ref>}}
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		+	==References==
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 This is based on tax receipts, rather than self-reported via consumer surveys. The chose the former since they consider self-reporting to be the less accurate measure (due to bias due to under-reporting for example.)
-They also show that average consumption in the UK over 22 years since 1986 has remained fairly static, peaking in 2004/5 and declining since:
+They also show that average consumption in the UK over 23 years since 1986 (-2009) has remained fairly static, peaking in 2004/5 and declining since:
 [[file:1986-2009 uk consumption.png|400px]]
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 [[file:European consumption.png|400px]]