Description - Figure 11 - Heavy Drinking1 on a Weekly Basis among Drinkers, First Nations On-reserve (2002-2003) and Canada2 (2003), Aged 18 Years and Over

Bar graph showing rates of heavy drinking on a weekly basis among drinkers in the First Nations on-reserve and Canadian populations aged 18 years and over.

Males, First Nations on-reserve: 20.9%, Canada: 12.4%;
Females, First Nations on-reserve: 10.2%, Canada: 3.3%;
Both Sexes Combined, First Nations on-reserve: 16.0%, Canada: 7.9%.

1. Heavy drinking is defined as having five or more drinks on one occasion.
2. Total general Canadian population living off-reserve.