Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

All Ireland Traveller Health Study116Table 119: Has your 14-year-old child ever smoked tobacco? (Questionnaire item B4_4)ROIYes No n Yes No nTotal 6.3% 93.7% 441 9.1% 90.9% 55Male 6.9% 93.1% 216 3.7% 96.3% 27Female 5.8% 94.2% 225 14.3% 85.7% 28Overall, the vast majority of children were reported not to drink alcohol. Boys were somewhat morelikely than girls to have tried various alcoholic beverages, particularly beer, with 8.3% of boys in ROIconsuming it rarely and 3.2% more frequently than that.Table 120: At present, how often does your 14-year-old child drink anything alcoholic such asbeer, wine or spirits? (Questionnaire item B4_5_a)Never Rarely Every month Every week Every day nTotal ROI Beer 92.6% 5.4% 0.9% 0.0% 1.1% 446NI Beer 94.6% 1.8% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 56ROI Wine 93.9% 4.5% 0.7% 0.2% 0.7% 446NI Wine 94.6% 3.6% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 56ROI Spirits 93.7% 4.3% 1.1% 0.0% 0.9% 447NI Spirits 92.9% 5.4% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 56ROI Alcopops 93.0% 4.7% 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% 446NI Alcopops 91.1% 3.6% 3.6% 1.8% 0.0% 56ROI Cider 94.4% 4.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.7% 445NI Cider 94.6% 5.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 56ROI Other alcohol 93.9% 4.3% 0.7% 0.5% 0.7% 443NI Other alcohol 92.9% 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 56In ROI 82.3% and in NI 64.8% reported always using a seatbelt.Table 121: At present, how often does your 14-year-old child use a seatbelt when they sit in acar? (Questionnaire item B4_6)Nevertravel bycarUsually thereis no seatbeltwhere child sitsRarely orneverNISometimes Often Always nTotal ROI 1.5% 0.0% 3.1% 7.7% 5.5% 82.3% 457NI 3.7% 0.0% 7.4% 13.0% 11.1% 64.8% 54Male ROI 1.8% 0.0% 3.1% 8.4% 6.2% 80.4% 225NI 3.7% 0.0% 11.1% 7.4% 11.1% 66.7% 27Female ROI 1.3% 0.0% 3.0% 6.9% 4.7% 84.1% 232NI 3.7% 0.0% 3.7% 18.5% 11.1% 63.0% 27