Heavy drinking and alcohol knowledge among Hastings fifth formers.
One hundred and seventy-nine male and 195 female fifth formers from the five state secondary schools in Hastings/Havelock North completed a 29 item questionnaire. Thirty-one males (17%) and 18 females (9%) reported getting drunk at least twice a month and having five or more drinks on each drinking occasion. These teenagers were classified as heavy drinkers; the males knew less about alcohol, and had different attitudes to its use than their peers. Deficits in the alcohol knowledge of fifth formers were discovered also.
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male