Table 2.
Indicators of the Drinking Behavior of 15–Year–Olds Participating
in the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Drugs (ESPAD)
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Percentage
of 15–year–olds who:
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Are
drinkers
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Binged
3 or more times in past 30 days*
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Drank
beer at least 3 times in past month*
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Drank
wine at least 3 times in past month*
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Drank
spirits at least 3 times in past month*
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Consumption
on the last occasion (in centiliters of pure ethanol)*
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Average
frequency of drinking in past 12 months*
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Bulgaria
|
82
|
13
|
33
|
17
|
27
|
6
|
10
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Croatia
|
73
|
16
|
32
|
19
|
21
|
11
|
12
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Cyprus
|
79
|
15
|
34
|
10
|
30
|
7
|
13
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Czech
Republic
|
94
|
18
|
43
|
19
|
30
|
9
|
20
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Denmark
|
96
|
31
|
55
|
14
|
42
|
12
|
28
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Estonia
|
89
|
16
|
28
|
15
|
9
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8
|
12
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Faroe
Islands
|
75
|
20
|
33
|
7
|
31
|
13
|
15
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Finland
|
86
|
21
|
20
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6
|
10
|
14
|
13
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Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
|
57
|
16
|
28
|
21
|
25
|
11
|
9
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France
|
77
|
16
|
32
|
16
|
30
|
9
|
12\
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Greece
|
94
|
10
|
37
|
18
|
31
|
6
|
19
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Greenland
|
81
|
31
|
56
|
6
|
26
|
12
|
11
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Hungary
|
80
|
15
|
15
|
16
|
24
|
7
|
9
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Iceland
|
69
|
25
|
25
|
6
|
19
|
16
|
10
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Ireland
|
89
|
35
|
39
|
9
|
38
|
17
|
24
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Italy
|
75
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n/a
|
41
|
25
|
20
|
7
|
12\
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Latvia
|
88
|
16
|
34
|
15
|
14
|
7
|
11
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Lithuania
|
91
|
10
|
31
|
16
|
11
|
8
|
12
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Norway
|
78
|
31
|
22
|
8
|
26
|
13
|
12
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Poland
|
82
|
38
|
34
|
10
|
11
|
10
|
15
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Portugal
|
74
|
8
|
24
|
5
|
27
|
10
|
11
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Romania
|
79
|
6
|
25
|
18
|
8
|
6
|
11
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Russia
(Moscow)
|
87
|
18
|
46
|
11
|
16
|
9
|
16
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Slovak
Republic
|
90
|
9
|
23
|
22
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22
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8
|
13
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Slovenia
|
83
|
30
|
33
|
27
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27
|
10
|
13
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Sweden
|
83
|
20
|
25
|
10
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24
|
12
|
12
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Ukraine
|
81
|
12
|
27
|
20
|
21
|
7
|
10
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United
Kingdom
|
91
|
33
|
41
|
18
|
35
|
16
|
22
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* Recalculated
based on percentages of current drinkers, by G. Gmel.
NOTE: The ESPAD
survey included 15–year–old male and female students.
SOURCE: Hibell et al. 2000.
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