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Figures & data
Figure 1. Student recall of drinking (N = 579); A, Age at which they first had an alcoholic drink (more than a few sips); B, Frequency of recalled drinking of alcohol in the previous four weeks.
Figure 2. Word cloud representation of words used to describe alcohol (A, B), and words describing why people use alcohol (C, D), separated by Year 10 students who do not drink alcohol (A, C n = 236) and Year 10 students who do drink alcohol (B, D n = 343).
Figure 3: Sources of support where Year 10 students reported they would seek help concerning alcohol, (N = 579). As participants could choose more than one option, total percentage adds to more than 100.
Table 1. Drinking patterns of participants and frequency of having five or more standard drinks in any one session in the previous four weeks for respondents in different socioeconomic status (SES) groups. Group A was the highest socio-economic decile; D was the lowest. Percentages are proportion of students in the SES group. Note: The minimum age option was ‘nine years or below’ in question about age of first drink, N = 571.
Data availability statement
The full data set is available from the authors.