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Distribution of the last time school children drank alcohol in England in 2023, by age

Characteristic	11 years	12 years	13 years	14 years	15 years
During the last week	2%	2%	5%	7%	16%
One to four weeks ago	1%	4%	8%	12%	20%
One to six months ago	3%	5%	10%	13%	16%
More than six months ago	8%	9%	10%	12%	10%

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October 2024

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

September 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

Number of respondents

12,789*

Age group

11-15 years

Special properties

Pupils

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

* Weighted base: n (11 years)=1,898, n (12 years)=2,521, n (13 years)=2,640, n (14 years)=2,600, n (15 years)=3,131
The source provides the following information:
Bases exclude pupils who said they had ever drunk alcohol, but who did not answer the question about when they last did so. These bases are different from those used to measure how many pupils have ever drunk alcohol, and so estimates shown for the proportions of pupils who had never drunk alcohol are not definitive.
This statistic is using original data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the

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This statistic displays the last time school children had an alcoholic drink in England in 2023, by age. In this year, 16 percent of school children aged 15 years old had an alcoholic drink during the last week, while only eight percent of school children aged 11 years had consumed alcohol more than six months ago.