Healthy Ireland Survey 2021 (Healthy Ireland; Department of Health)
Health Survey (NI): First Results 2020/21 (Department of Health
February 9, 2022
Preventing Harm, Empowering Recovery: A Strategic Framework to Tackle the Harm from Substance Use (2021-31) 2021 (Department of Health)
February 9, 2022
Almost 7,500 people (15+ yrs) took part in the Healthy Ireland Survey between October 2020 and March 2021 via telephone interview. 66% of respondents reported consuming alcohol within the last 6 months. 13% said they were drinking more since the start of COVID-19 restrictions, with 44% drinking the same amount and 42% drinking less. Binge drinking (more than 6 std drinks) fell from 28% of the population in 2018 to 15% in 2021.
