Changes in Alcohol Behaviour among Adolescents in North-West Russia between 1995 and 2004

Table 2

Social context of first alcohol experience (included only those with experience of alcohol consumption).

Social context	Boys				Girls
	1995		2004		1995		2004
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
With parents	28	22	22	15	56	40	36	25
With friends	82	65	116	79	69	49	102	70
With somebody else (neighbours, relatives, etc.)	16	13	9	6	16	11	8	5
Total	126	100	147	100	141	100	146	100
Chi-square	𝜒^2=10   𝑃=0.031				𝜒^2=13.3   𝑃=0.001

Gender differences in social context of first alcohol experience: 1995 (𝜒²=9.54,𝑃-value=0.008); 2004 (𝜒²=4.66;𝑃-value=𝑛𝑠).