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Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW:
HNE : 1997 - 2315, 1998 - 2299, 2002 - 1665, 2003 - 1839, 2004 - 1124, 2005 - 1529 and 2006 - 1034.
NSW : 1997 - 17141, 1998 - 16627, 2002 - 12474, 2003 - 12886, 2004 - 9308, 2005 - 11364 and 2006 - 7883.
The indicator includes those who exceed Guideline 1 of the NHMRC Australian Alcohol Guidelines, as 1 or more of the following: consuming alcohol every day, consuming on average more than [4 if male/2 if female] standard drinks, consuming more than [6 if male/4 if female] on any 1 occasion or day. The questions used to define the indicator were: How often do you usually drink alcohol?, On a day when you drink alcohol, how many standard drinks do you usually have?, In the past 4 weeks have you had more than [7-10 if male/5-6 if female] drinks in a day?, and In the past 4 weeks how often have you had [11+ if male/7+ if female] drinks in a day? The questions used to define the 1997 and 1998 indicator were: How often do you have an alcoholic drink of any kind?, On a day when you have alcoholic drinks, how many standard drinks do you usually have?, and On the last occasion you had more than [4 if male/2 if female] drinks in a day, how many drinks did you actually have?
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