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QuickStats: Trends in prevalence of monthly and heavy alcohol use among Korea adults aged 19 years and over, 2007-2016
- Date2018-11-29 20:01
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Trends in prevalence of monthly and heavy alcohol use among Korea adults aged 19 years and over, 2007-2016
The prevalence of monthly alcohol use (age standardized) among Korean adults aged 19 years and over increased 4.6 percentage point(%p), from 57.3% in 2007 to 61.9% in 2016. Data in 2016 demonstrated that 61.9% of people drank alcohol once or more every month and furthermore 13.8% of people was classified as heavy alcohol users (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2016, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The prevalence of monthly alcohol use (age standardized) among Korean adults aged 19 years and over increased 4.6 percentage point(%p), from 57.3% in 2007 to 61.9% in 2016. Data in 2016 demonstrated that 61.9% of people drank alcohol once or more every month and furthermore 13.8% of people was classified as heavy alcohol users (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2016, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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