Young People’s Health in Great Britain and Ireland

1. Young People’s Health in Great
Britain and Ireland
Findings from the Health Behaviour
in School-Aged Children
Study 2006

2. Health Behaviour in
School-aged Children
(HBSC), a World
Health Organization
(WHO) collaborative
cross-national study
involves the
collaboration of a
wide network of
researchers from 43
countries and regions
including England,
Ireland, Scotland and
Wales.

3. WEEKLY BEER DRINKING

4. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly beer drinking by gender and country

5. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly beer drinking by age, gender and country

6. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly beer drinking by family affluence, gender and
country

7. WEEKLY WINE DRINKING

8. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly wine drinking by gender and country

9. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly wine drinking by age, gender and country

10. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly wine drinking by family affluence, gender and
country

11. WEEKLY ALCOPOP DRINKING

12. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly Alcopop drinking by gender and country

13. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly Alcopop drinking by gender, age and country

14. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly Alcopop drinking by family affluence, gender
and country

15. WEEKLY CIDER DRINKING

16. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly cider drinking by gender and country

17. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly cider drinking by gender, age and country

18. Percentages of young people who reported at least
weekly cider drinking by family affluence, gender and
country

19. DRUNKENNESS

20. Percentages of young people who reported four or
more episodes of lifetime drunkenness by gender and
country

21. Percentages of young people who reported four or
more episodes of lifetime drunkenness by gender, age
and country

22. Percentages of young people who reported four or
more episodes of lifetime drunkenness by family
affluence, gender and country

23. RECENT CANNABIS USE

24. Percentages of young people (age 15) who reported
cannabis use in the last 30 days by gender and country

25. Percentages of young people who reported cannabis
use in the last 30 days by family affluence, gender and
country