The Health and Social Care Information Centre’s 2014 report documents the drinking habits of teenagers.
Of the 11-15 year olds surveyed:
- 8% had drunk alcohol in the last week
- 22% of those who had drunk alcohol in the past week had drunk 15 units or more in that week
- Girls were more likely to report having been drunk than boys (10%, compared with 7%)
The number of 11-15 year olds who had tried alcohol (38%) was the lowest since the surveys began. Despite this, the concerning factor is that there were still 13,725 under-18s admitted to hospital with alcohol related problems between 2011 and 2014.