drinking by scottish school pupils 2010
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Drinking by Scottish school pupils
Results from SALSUS 2010
Ever drunk alcohol
Nearly 6 out of 10 (56%) 13 year olds have never had an alcoholic drink
This falls to 23% of 15 year olds.
Boys
13 y
ears
Girls
13
year
s
Boys
15 y
ears
Girls
15
year
s0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
EverNever
Last time
86% of 13 year olds have not drunk alcohol in the last week
66% of 15 year olds have not drunk alcohol in the last week
Over 50% have not drunk in the last 6 months
in the last week
between 1 and 2 weeks
between 2 weeks and 4 weeks
between 1 month and 6 months
6 months or more
never had a drink
0 10 20 30 40 50
Girls Boys
Weekly drinking
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 20100
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
15 years13 years
Less than 1
unit
1 to 6 7 to 13
14 to 20
21 to 27
28 to 34
35 to 41
42 to 48
49 or more
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
13 yeas15 years
Units of alcohol drunk in the last week
13 years 15 years Boys Girls
MEAN 15 20 20 17
MEDIAN 8 11 10 10
20 units = 7 bottles of alcopop, or half litre vodka
Ever drunk?
Never Once 2 to 3 times 4 to 10 times
More than 10 times
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
13 years15 years
Is it okay to get drunk?
7 out of 10 young people in Scotland don’t think it is okay to get drunk to see what it is like.
13 years
15 years
Boys Girls0
102030405060708090
100
Not okay to get drunk to see what it is like
Effects of drinking
Vomite
d
Argum
ent
Fight
Troub
le with
the
polic
e
Tried
drug
s
Staye
d of
f sch
ool
Seen
a do
ctor
Admitt
ed to
hos
pital
0
10
20
30
40
Boys 13 years Girls 13 years Boys 15 years Girls 15 years
Drunkeness
Boys 13 years Girls 13 years Boys 15 years Girls 15 years0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Been drunk in the last weekTried to get drunk last weekFelt ill, sick or vomited from alcohol in the last week
Who buys your alcohol?
Younger friend
Boyfriend/girlfriend
Mother or father's partner
Someone else
Sibling
Someone I know, but not well
Friend (own age)
Parent or carer
Stranger
Older friend
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Girls Boys
What does your family think?
They don't like it They don't mind They don't know I drink
I don't know0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Boys 13 years Girls 13 years Boys 15 years Girls 15 yearsPupils who drank in the last week
Multiple deprivation and drinking (5 = least deprived, 1 = most deprived)
13 years
Drank
in th
e las
t wee
k
Drank
but
not
in th
e las
t wee
k
Never
dru
nk a
lcoho
l0
20
40
60
54321
15 years
Drank
in th
e las
t wee
k
Drank
but
not
in th
e las
t wee
k
Never
dru
nk a
lcoho
l0
15
30
45
54321
Multiple deprivation and being drunk
(5 = least deprived, 1 = most deprived)
13 years 15 years0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
54321
Free school meals
13 years
Gets free school meals
Doesn't get free school
meals
Don't know0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Drank in the last weekDrank but not in the last weekNever drank alcohol
15 years
Gets free school meals
Doesn't get free school
meals
Don't know0
10
20
30
40
50
Drank in the last weekDrank but not in the last weekNever drank alcohol
Family structure and being drunk
13 years
Never Once Two or
three times
For to ten
times
More thank ten
times
0102030405060
Single parent Step parentBoth parents Other
15 years
Never Once Two or
three times
For to ten
times
More thank ten
times
0
10
20
30
40
Single parent Step parentBoth parents Other
Truancy and drinking
13 years
Not a
t all
Once
Twice
Three
tim
es
Four t
imes
Five ti
mes
Six to
ten
times
Mor
e th
an te
n tim
es0
30
60
90
Drank in the last weekDrank over a week agoNever drank
15 years
Not a
t all
Once
Twice
Three
tim
es
Four t
imes
Five ti
mes
Six to
ten
times
Mor
e th
an te
n tim
es0
30
60
90
Drank in the last weekDrank over a week agoNever drank
Attitude to school
13 years
Like it a lot
Like it a bit
Don't like it very much
Don't like it at all
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Drank last weekDrank over a week agoNever drank
15 years
Like it a lot
Like it a bit
Don't like it very much
Don't like it at all
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Drank last weekDrank over a week agoNever drank
Does school provide the advice and support needed to help make decisions about drinking?
13 years 15 years Boys Girls0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Strongly agree Agree Neither agree or disagree Disagree
Strongly disagree
This presentation is taken from the figures in the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey 2010
The full report can be downloaded from: http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org
Any mistakes in interpretation are entirely ours.
e: admin-scotland@mentoruk.orgt: @mentorscotland
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