Alcohol consumption amongyoungsters in Europe

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Alcohol consumptionamong youngsters in Europe
Dublin, 14 October 2004

• Marie Choquet Institut National de la Santé
  et de la Recherche Médicale
• Laure Com-Ruelle Institut de Recherche et
  Documentation en Économie de la Santé
• Nicole Leymarie Institut de Recherches
  Scientifiques sur les Boissons

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Plan

• The official data on alcohol consumption in
  Europe
• ESPAD 1999 16 years olds
• France and the Ireb data (2001)
• Conclusion

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Evolution of total alcohol consumption in Europe
Liters of pure alcohol / year / age 15
Source WDT 2004
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Evolution of total alcohol consumption in Europe
Liters of pure alcohol / year / age 15
Source WDT 2004
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ESPAD Europe 1999

• Pupils born en 1983
• 30 countries (min N 2000 by country)
• Responsability Hibell Andersson (CAN Sweden)
• Most (gt80) of youngsters have lifetime
  experience with alcohol
• Gender gap more important in the South of Europe

Source Espad 1999, exploitation Inserm
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Alcohol consumption in Europe

• Drinking pattern During the last 30 days,
• wine (yes/no)
• beer (yes/no
• hard liquor (yes/no)
• has been drunk (yes/no)
•  binge drinking  (yes/no)
• Places of drinking (on the last occasion)
• at home
• at someone else s home
• street, park, beach
• bar, pub
• disco

Source Espad 1999, exploitation OFDT
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Drinking patterns of 15-16 years old in
Europe
Source Espad 1999, exploitation OFDT
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Drinking patterns of 15-16 years old in
Europe
Specificities
The Baltic and Slavic States
Source Espad 1999, exploitation OFDT
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Drinking patterns of 15-16 years old in
Europe
Specificities
The Scandinavian countries
Source Espad 1999, exploitation OFDT
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Drinking patterns of 15-16 years old in
Europe
Specificities
The British Islands
Source Espad 1999, exploitation OFDT
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Drinking patterns of 15-16 years old in
Europe
Specificities
Central Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean
Countries
Source Espad 1999, exploitation OFDT
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Drinking patterns of 15-16 years old in Europe
Specificities
The Balkans and the Western Mediterannean
Countries
Source Espad 1999, exploitation OFDT
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Tobacco consumption

Source ESPAD 99 Europe sous la responsabilité de
Hibell Adersson
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Cannabis consumption

Source ESPAD 99 Europe sous la responsabilité de
Hibell Adersson
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Alcohol consumption


Source ESPAD 99 Europe sous la responsabilité de
Hibell Adersson
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Alcohol consumption 10 per month by gender

16 years old in 1999
Source ESPAD 99 Europe sous la responsabilité de
Hibell Adersson
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Drunkenness

16 years old in 1999
Source ESPAD 99 Europe sous la responsabilité de
Hibell Adersson
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Repeated drunkeness (3/month) by gender

16 years old in 1999
Source ESPAD 99 Europe sous la responsabilité de
Hibell Adersson
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Problems caused by alcohol


Source ESPAD 99 Europe sous la responsabilité de
Hibell Andersson
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France and the IREB data (national sample of
1028 from 13 to 20 years old)

• What are the French specifities ?
• By age and gender
• Evolution since 1996 ?

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Frequency of consumption

• Non-consumers 22 (lt 1 once a year)
• 13 have never consumed alcohol
• Very occasional 23 (? once a year to lt once a
  month)
• Occasional 34 (? once a month to lt 10 times a
  month)
• Frequent 21 (? 10 times a month)

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Average volumes consumed
In number of alcoholic drinks per month
(dpm) Including consumers and non-consumers
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Trends 1996-2001

• If the very occasional consumers are excluded
• ? drop in occasional and frequent consumers
• 1996 67
• 2001 55
• ? slight drop in the quantity consumed per
  person
• 1996 23 drinks per month
• 2001 19 drinks per month
• ? Identical quantity per consumer 33 drinks per
  month
• Drop in drunkenness
• 1996 22 during the last month
  2001 12

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Factors associated with frequent consumption of
alcohol Boys (frequent consumption 30 /
occasional 51 )
Does not live at parentshome X 4 Many drinkers
in the environment X 3 Social events twice a
week or more X 3 Goes to bars once a week or
more x 2 Nobody frequently drunk in the
environment / 2 Goes to bars once a week or
less / 2 Lives in a city / 3 Social events once
a month or less /3 Aged 13 to 16 / 10
Source IREB 2001
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Factors associated with frequent consumption of
alcohol Girls (frequent consumption 12 /
occasional 63 )
Social events twice a week or more X 5 Suicide
ideas X 4 Communication difficulties in the
family X 4 Does not enjoy school X 3 Many
drinkers in the environment X 3 Goes to bars
once a week or more X 2
Source IREB 2001