Health Survey for England - The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups '99

Table 13.19

Reported experience of drinking alcohol, by age within minority ethnic group

Aged 8-15
          1999

Ever drank alcohol

Age group

       
Boys
   
Girls
   
8-10 11-15 All boys 8-10 11-15 All girls
Observed %
           

Black Caribbean 22 38 31 9 38 25
Indian [6] 15 12 [1] 11 8
Pakistani 0 1 1 2 2 2
Bangladeshi 0 2 1 [3] 1 1
Chinese a 24 18 a [13] 11
Irish 20 45 36 9 53 36
General population (1999) 17 54 40 10 47 32


Bases (weighted):
Black Caribbean 49 64 112 54 65 119
Indian 47 96 143 44 72 116
Pakistani 37 53 89 39 79 118
Bangladeshi 15 28 42 13 27 41
Chinese 8 15 23 6 17 23
Irish 172 278 450 165 281 445
General population (1999) 2552 3966 6518 2364 3391 5754

Bases (unweighted):
Black Caribbean 69 88 157 72 98 170
Indian 44 93 137 48 60 108
Pakistani 59 86 145 61 128 189
Bangladeshi 51 108 159 45 97 142
Chinese 26 50 76 17 49 66
Irish 52 84 136 54 76 130
General population (1999) 194 306 500 173 275 448


a
The sample base for these categories is too small for the results to be shown.

 


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