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• A quarter of parents report having a ‘no alcohol agreement’ with their child. In most<br />

cases the agreement is not to drink before the age of 16.<br />

• There were more parents in 2007 than in 2006 who felt that their child should definitely<br />

not be allowed to drink alcohol in various situations.<br />

Special Education<br />

• Table 7,2 shows the percentages for alcohol use among pupils in special education<br />

compared to their peers in mainstream education (Kepper et al., 2009). The percentage<br />

of pupils that has ever or recently drunk alcohol is not higher in special schools. On<br />

the contrary, these percentages tend to be higher for pupils in mainstream schools.<br />

Table 7.2 Alcohol consumption among pupils aged 12-16 in special <strong>and</strong> mainstream education, by<br />

age group<br />

Ever Use<br />

Current Use<br />

School type 12-13 years 14-15 years 16 years 12-13 years 14-15 years 16 years<br />

Special<br />

REC-4 I 62% 77% 84% 24% 45% 65%<br />

Pro II 51% 64% 74% 19% 39% 55%<br />

Lwoo III 57% 76% 79% 25% 46% 61%<br />

Mainstream 62% 85% 92% 21% 56% 77%<br />

Percentage of ever <strong>and</strong> recent (past month) users. Survey year for special education was 2008. Survey year<br />

for mainstream education was 2007. I. REC = Regional Expertise Centre. II. Pro =practical education. III.<br />

Lwoo = learning support education. Sources: Trimbos Institute; Trimbos Institute/University of Utrecht.<br />

• Table 7.3 shows the percentage of current drinkers that have been drunk in the past<br />

month among pupils of special schools compared to pupils of mainstream schools; it<br />

also shows the percentage of current drinkers that have consumed five or more units<br />

of alcohol in one session during the past month (Kepper et al., 2009).<br />

• Compared to mainstream education drunkenness among current drinkers is more<br />

common among 12 <strong>and</strong> 13 year olds in practical (pro) education <strong>and</strong> among 14,<br />

15 <strong>and</strong> 16 year olds attending REC-4 schools. Binge drinking (5 or more units in<br />

one session) among current drinkers is more common in REC-4, schools as well as<br />

among pupils of pro <strong>and</strong> lwoo education. Incidentally, pupils attending REC-4 schools<br />

account for only one to two percent of the entire secondary school population (see<br />

Appendix F).<br />

7 Alcohol<br />

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