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

Table 3

Frequency of alcohol consumption during the 12 months prior to survey.

Frequency of alcohol consumption	Boys				Girls
	1995		2004		1995		2004
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Weekly	23	13	48	28	11	6	26	15
Monthly	29	17	38	22	36	19	49	29
Few times a year	65	37	57	33	90	48	65	39
I did not consume	58	33	28	17	50	27	29	17
Total	175	100	171	100	187	100	169	100
Chi-square	𝜒^2=21   𝑃<0.001				𝜒^2=17   𝑃=0.001

Gender differences in alcohol drinking during the past 12 months: 1995 (𝜒²=9.22, P-value = ns); 2004 (𝜒²=8.46, P-value = 0.037).