Table 3.
Alcohol use patterns among middle school students, in the total sample, and by grade level: 2005 and 2011 Global School-based Health Surveys (GSHS)
| Total |
7th grade |
8th grade |
9th grade |
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| 2005 % (n) | 2011 % (n) | RC % | 2005 % (n) | 2011 % (n) | RC % | 2005 % (n) | 2011 % (n) | RC % | 2005 % (n) | 2011 % (n) | RC % | |
| Early onset alcohol use | ||||||||||||
| First drink before 14 years among who ever had a drink of alcohol (other than a few sips) | — | 86.7 (638) | — | — | 94.5 (286) | — | — | 82.3 (259) | — | — | 82.4 (95) | — |
| Past 30-day drinking patterns | ||||||||||||
| Drank at least one alcoholic drink at least once in past 30 days | 19.5 (965) | 27.4 (541) | +40.5▲ | 18.7 (347) | 26.2 (224) | +40.1▲ | 19.9 (303) | 29.2 (223) | +46.7▲ | 20.1 (315) | 26.9 (94) | +33.8 |
| Drank two or more drinks per day on the days they drank among past 30-day drinkers | 38.8 (366) | 38.0 (204) | −2.1 | 41.1 (139) | 30.4 (69) | −26.0 | 33.6 (97) | 45.7 (98) | +36.0 | 41.3 (130) | 38.1 (37) | −8.4 |
| Ever drunkenness | ||||||||||||
| Been really drunk a minimum of one time during life | 13.8 (681) | 20.4 (405) | +47.8▲ | 13.9 (262) | 19.3 (168) | +38.8 | 13.5 (207) | 20.9 (165) | +54.8 | 13.8 (212) | 21.4 (72) | +55.1 |
| Alcohol-related problems* | ||||||||||||
| Trouble with family/friends/school | 17.0 (839) | 4.9 (97) | n/a | 17.3 (327) | 3.8 (32) | n/a | 17.5 (268) | 6.6 (52) | n/a | 16.1 (244) | 4.4 (13) | n/a |
| Sources of obtaining alcohol | ||||||||||||
| Buying from store/shop/street vendor | 23.4 (198) | 22.6 (125) | −3.4 | 19.5 (57) | 23.2 (49) | +19.0 | 26.5 (70) | 26.2 (59) | −1.1 | 24.6 (71) | 17.4 (17) | −29.3 |
| Giving someone else money to buy it for them | 3.4 (26) | 3.0 (17) | −11.7 | 3.9 (11) | 1.8 (4) | −53.8 | 4.6 (11) | 2.6 (6) | −43.5 | 1.6 (4) | 4.6 (7) | +187.5 |
| From friends | 7.7 (65) | 4.8 (26) | −37.7 | 7.7 (23) | 3.5 (9) | −54.5 | 4.6 (13) | 5.7 (12) | +23.9 | 10.9 (29) | 5.3 (5) | −51.4 |
| From family | 55.3 (478) | 49.8 (247) | −10.1 | 58.0 (173) | 52.0 (109) | −10.3 | 55.6 (151) | 44.5 (97) | −20.0 | 52.0 (154) | 53.8 (41) | +3.5 |
| Stealing it or getting it without permission | 1.8 (15) | 1.6 (10) | −11.1 | 2.4 (7) | 1.4 (3) | −41.7 | 2.5 (3) | 2.3 (5) | −4.2 | 2.1 (5) | 0.9 (2) | −57.1 |
| Getting it some other way | 8.3 (70) | 11.8 (61) | +42.2 | 8.4 (25) | 9.1 (21) | +8.3 | 7.4 (20) | 11.5 (25) | +55.4 | 9.1 (25) | 11.6 (15) | +27.5 |
RC= relative change between 2005 and 2011, where “+” indicates an increase and “−” indicates a decrease;
▲
The observed increase is statistically significant (p value < 0.05).
Bolded percentages indicate that the grade differences within each year were statistically significant (p value < 0.05).
*
Gotten into trouble with family or friends, missed school, or got into fights a minimum of one time during life as a result of drinking alcohol.
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Data not collected for 2005.