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Results for underage drinking (scotland)
1 results foundAuthor: Bradshaw, Paul Title: Underage Drinking and the Illegal Purchase of Alcohol Summary: The Scottish Executive Central Research Unit (now SE Social Research), on behalf of the Nicholson Committee, commissioned research on the under-age drinking behaviour of young people, and the extent to which alcohol is purchased illegally in pubs and clubs, supermarkets and shops, off-licenses and other, illegal, sources. The research was undertaken within the context of The Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, a large-scale, longitudinal study of approximately 4,300 young people currently aged around 15, and attending schools within the City of Edinburgh. The Edinburgh Study already collects substantial information on alcohol consumption among the cohort using annual Sweeps (since the age of 12), and to facilitate the research included a specific question on the purchase of alcohol in the most recent questionnaire. Key findings from the study were as follows: • Drinking alcohol was found be a commonplace activity for the majority of the sample. Just over 51% of young people admitted to drinking alcohol when they were around 13 years old, and this figure rose to almost 84% by the time they were aged 15. • Drinking alcohol was also found to be a regular activity among young people. Almost half (49%) drank at least monthly or more often, with half of these (a quarter of the whole cohort) drinking on a weekly basis. • Just under half (49%) of the respondents had purchased alcohol illegally from at least one source in the previous year. • The most common source of alcohol for these respondents was a small, licensed grocer or corner shop with 33% having purchased alcohol from one of these outlets. • 35% of respondents had purchased alcohol from more than one source, and 15% had bought it from 4 or more sources. • Those who had purchased alcohol were more likely to drink more frequently. 42% of alcohol buyers drank on a weekly basis compared to 8% of nonbuyers. Furthermore, a higher number of sources where alcohol had been purchased correlated with a higher frequency of drinking in the sample. • Many respondents had also experienced the adverse effects of drinking alcohol. 49% could not remember some of things they had done on at least one occasion, and 46% reported being drunk at least once in the last year. • Purchasing alcohol was also found to be strongly related to involvement in delinquent behaviour and, further, was a better predictor of delinquent behaviour than frequency of drinking. Details: Edinburgh: Scottish Executive Social Research, 2003. 15p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 19, 2012 at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/47032/0025168.pdf Year: 2003 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/47032/0025168.pdf Shelf Number: 125686 Keywords: Alcohol Related Crime, DisorderUnderage Drinking (Scotland) |