Adolescent alcohol consumption by age and sex of respondent.

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Abstract
The relationship of adolescent alcohol consumption to age and sex was analyzed in 2 separate studies conducted in Wisconsin [USA]. Study 1 was conducted in 1975 with a sample of 999 high-school students (aged 14-18 yr) who responded to a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire, including measures of drinking quantity and frequency. Study 2 was conducted in 1980 with a sample of 1014 adolescents (aged 13-17 yr) who were administered a confidential telephone interview (median length of 18 min). Measures of alcohol consumption included the Quantity-Frequency Index and the Adolescent Alcohol Involvement Scale. In study 2, about half of the 13-yr-olds were drinkers. In both studies, > 2/3 of respondents aged .gtoreq. 14 were drinkers and the percentage of drinkers increased to .apprx. 90% for 17-yr-olds. Alcohol consumption increased with age for all adolescents regardless of sex, and the Adolescent Alcohol Involvement Scale would be improved through the use of age-adjusted norms. There apparently were no sex differences at any age in the proportion of drinkers; and girls drink only slightly less than boys.

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