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Adolescent alcohol-related behaviours: trends and inequalities in the WHO European Region, 2002–2014
Observations from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) WHO collaborative cross-national study
Abstract: This report presents the latest trends in alcohol consumption and drinking behaviours among 15-year-olds across the WHO European Region, taken from the HBSC study. It highlights gender and socioeconomic inequalities across the Region. Trends have previously been reported separately, but this report brings together for the first time a broader range of HBSC data on adolescent alcohol consumption and drinking behaviours to review the latest evidence and highlight differences in alcohol use by gender, socioeconomic position and geographic subregion.
HBSC data: 2001/02, 2005/06, 2009/10 and 2013/14 surveys
Topic: Alcohol
ISBN: 978 92 890 5349 5
Copyright: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Editors: Jo Inchley, Dorothy Currie, Alessio Vieno, Torbjørn Torsheim, Carina Ferreira-Borges, Martin M. Weber, Vivian Barnekow & João Breda
Suggested citation: Inchley J et al. eds. Adolescent alcohol-related behaviours: trends and inequalities in the WHO European Region, 2002–2014. Observations from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) WHO collaborative cross-national study. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2018.
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We've published a new report looking at trends and inequalities in adolescent alcohol use across Europe. Read it online here: https://t.co/USl7gd2vHL#teenhealth #BeatNCDs pic.twitter.com/qRWTMOuhYU
— HBSC Study (@HBSCStudy) September 26, 2018
Alcohol use has ↘️ among adolescents in Europe, according to a new report from @HBSCStudy . But despite reductions, levels of consumption remain dangerously high and this continues to be a major public health concern. https://t.co/je0yFxG9A5 #teenhealth #beatNCDs pic.twitter.com/K4EaryKOXQ
— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) September 26, 2018
Early drunkenness (age 13 or younger) in Europe fell by more than half from 2002 to 2014, from 17% to 8%. The decline was observed among both boys and girls, although in most countries it was greater for boys. #beatNCDs #teenhealth pic.twitter.com/vbIfAY1x1Y
— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) September 26, 2018
In 2014, 9% of girls and 16% of boys in the European Region were regular weekly alcohol drinkers by age 15. That´s over 1 in 10 young people! More needs to be done to protect young people from harmful use of alcohol. #beatNCDs. #teenhealth pic.twitter.com/mqMTu2SvmL
— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) September 26, 2018
A new report on trends and inequalities in alcohol use across Europe has just been published that includes Welsh @HBSCStudy data for 2002 to 2014. Large drop in consumption over this period. Read it online here: https://t.co/QGZHUcIJVU #wellbeingofwales
— Statistics for Wales (@StatisticsWales) September 28, 2018
The new @HBSCStudy report shows a number of positive trends in alcohol-related behaviour of 15-year-olds in Europe. For example, weekly consumption of alcopops decreased from 11% in 2006 to 5% in 2014. #teenhealth pic.twitter.com/FnlwUS9qjX
— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) September 26, 2018
Download the latest report from @HBSCstudy + @WHO_Europe on trends in adolescent drinking behaviours here: https://t.co/USl7gd2vHL #teenhealth #BeatNCDs https://t.co/seL8GrZXpO
— HBSC Study (@HBSCStudy) October 1, 2018
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