NHS found out that individuals with the highest incomes, whose earnings are £44,000 or more are more likely to drink over the recommended weekly amount of alcohol than those who live in the lowest earnings of £12,000 or less, Independent reported.
The annual health report also discovered that men in England drink as much alcohol compared to women. Data showed that 27% of male and 23% of female from the wealthiest family drink more than the recommended alcohol consumption. While from the poorest households showed that 5% of them are men and 12% of them are women.
Men are advised to drink 21 units or less a week or that is equivalent to 10.5 pints of beer, as per NHS. While for women, it is advisable to 14 unit intake or less, which is the same amount of one and a half of bottles of wine.
The study was done through a survey, which 10, 000 individuals, including children were questioned about their drinking habits. At the end of the spectrum, researchers discovered that older people drink more heavily than younger individuals.
Findings showed men aged 65 to 74 are highest drinkers, 30% of them consumed more than 21 units weekly. While women whose aged 55 to 64 are highest drinkers and 22% of them drink as much as 14 units every week.
Elizabeth Fuller from NatCen Social Research who conducted the study said that today's findings clearly showed that binge drinking in men and women has fallen since 2006. She also said that findings only assured that the majority of individuals in England "drink at levels that are at low risk of alcohol-related harm."
But she also highlighted that men and women who belong to the highest income that drink too much more than needed are putting themselves at "risk of a number of alcohol-related health conditions including several cancers, cirrhosis of the liver, high blood pressure and depression."
