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Pupils were asked how often they usually drank alcohol. The percentages of pupils that
reported drinking alcohol every week are presented in Table 148. Overall, 12% of boys
and 10% of girls reported drinking alcohol every week. The percentages increased
rapidly with increasing age. 2% of year 7 pupils drank alcohol each week, rising to 35%
of year 11 boys and 22% of year 11 girls. More boys than girls in years 10-11 drank
alcohol weekly, with similar percentages before that, except year 9 where 6% of boys
and 3% of girls drank alcohol each week.
Table 148: Drinks alcohol every week by gender and school year
School year Drinks alcohol every week
Males Females All
N % N % N %
Year 7 5 1.7 6 2.0 11 1.9
Year 8 15 5.7 8 2.9 23 4.3
Year 9 19 7.7 20 8.5 39 8.1
Year 10 48 15.8 46 14.6 94 15.2
Year 11 62 35.4 56 21.9 118 27.4
Years 7-11 149 11.7 136 9.9 285 10.7
The frequency of getting drunk was also reported, with the results, by gender and school
year, presented in Figure 140. Among girls 80% in year 11 had been drunk, half of
whom got drunk at least once a month. Among boys, 71% had been drunk, again with
half of those getting drunk at least once a month. Higher percentages of girls than boys
in each school year except year 7 had ever been drunk. Few in years 7 to 9 reported
getting drunk weekly or monthly, although percentages were higher in year 9 girls than
boys. The underlying data for this figure is given in the APPENDIX on page 883.
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