Youth alcohol consumption

In this section, we present rates of reported alcohol use in the previous 12 months among youth aged 12 to 18 years.

Youth alcohol consumption by geographic area

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Figure: Prevalence rate, alcohol use, by year and geographic area, ages 12-18, 2007/08 to 2013/14

Table: Prevalence rate, alcohol use, by year and geographic area, ages 12-18, 2007/08 to 2013/14

Geographic RegionPrevalence Rate, 2007 to 2008Prevalence Rate, 2009 to 2010Prevalence Rate, 2011 to 2012Prevalence Rate, 2013 to 2014
Sudbury and districts54.9% (CI: 43.4% to 65.8%)52.2% (CI: 38.6% to 65.5%)43.1% (CI: 31.7% to 55.4%)54.1% (CI: 41.9% to 65.9%)
Northeastern Ontario56.2% (CI: 49.8% to 62.4%)50.5% (CI: 43.7% to 57.4%)45.1% (CI: 37.8% to 52.6%)49.7% (CI: 41.9% to 57.5%)
Ontario39.8% (CI: 37.5% to 42.0%)37.2% (CI: 35.0% to 39.4%)36.6% (CI: 34.3% to 39.0%)31.0% (CI: 28.7% to 33.4%)

Youth alcohol consumption by sex

Key findings:

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Figure: Prevalence rate, alcohol use, by year and sex, ages 12-18, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014

Graph depicting Prevalence rate, alcohol use, by year and sex, ages 12-18, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014. Data found in tables below.

Table: Prevalence rate, alcohol use, by year and sex, ages 12-18, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014

SexPrevalence Rate, 2007 to 2010Prevalence Rate, 2011 to 2014
Males52.7% (CI: 40.9% to 64.2%)51.3% (CI: 38.8% to 63.7%)
Females54.6% (CI: 42.1% to 66.6%)44.5% (CI: 32.9% to 56.8%)

Youth alcohol consumption by household income

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Figure: Prevalence rate, alcohol use, by year and household income, ages 12-18, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014

Graph depicting Prevalence rate, alcohol use, by year and sex, ages 12-18, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014. Data found in tables below.

Table: Prevalence rate, alcohol use, by year and household income, ages 12-18, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014

Note: Numbers followed by the letter “E” are to be interpreted with caution due to high sampling variability.

Household Income DistributionPrevalence Rate, 2007 to 2010Prevalence Rate, 2011 to 2014
Quintile 1 (Lowest)57.8% E (CI: 35.1% to 77.6%)56.2% E (CI: 35.8% to 74.8%)
Quintile 244.3% E (CI: 27.5% to 62.5%)40.9% E (CI: 20.2% to 65.4%)
Quintile 357.8% E (CI: 34.6% to 78.1%)56.2% E (CI: 36.8% to 74.0%)
Quintile 457.6% (CI: 39.1% to 74.2%)37.3% E (CI: 22.4% to 55.2%)
Quintile 5 (Highest)57.5% E (CI: 32.8% to 79.0%)44.3% E (CI: 26.1% to 64.2%)

Youth alcohol consumption by first official language spoken

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Figure: Prevalence rate, alcohol use, by year and first official language spoken, ages 12-18, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014

Graph depicting Prevalence rate, alcohol use, by year and first official language spoken, ages 12-18, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014. Data found in tables below.

Table: Prevalence rate, alcohol use, by year and first official language spoken, ages 12-18, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014

Note: Numbers followed by the letter “E” are to be interpreted with caution due to high sampling variability.

First Official Language SpokenPrevalence Rate, 2007 to 2010Prevalence Rate, 2011 to 2014
French68.7% (CI: 46.3% to 84.8%)34.5% E (CI: 18.8% to 54.6%)
English51.6% (CI: 42.2% to 60.9%)50.5% (CI: 40.6% to 60.4%)

This item was last modified on August 8, 2018