Table 5.

Where alcohol consumption occurred most often, by sex and age group

Sex, age groups	In the family	With the group of friends	With the best friend	With the boyfriend/girlfriend	Alone	Not at all
Malea	23.1	47.5	40.7	18.4	57.7	19.8
Female	76.9	52.5	59.3	81.6	42.3	80.2
18–22 years oldb	47.7	55.9	59.3	43.7	53.8	66.7
23–30 years old	52.3	44.1	40.7	56.3	46.2	33.3

^aPearson’s chi-square test = 85.34, p < 0.001, ^bPearson’s chi-square test = 15.008, p < 0.05; all df = 5