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QuickStats: Trends in prevalences of current alcohol use and at-risk alcohol use among Korean adolescents, 2005-2018
- Date2018-12-27 19:33
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Trends in prevalences of current alcohol use and at-risk alcohol use among Korean adolescents, 2005-2018
Among adolescents from 1st grader of Middle school to 3rd grader of High school, the prevalence of current alcohol use dropped from 27.0% in 2005 to 16.9% in 2018 by 10.1%p, whereas the prevalence of at-risk alcohol use less declined from 12.2% to 8.9% by 3.3%p. As of 2018, the survey indicated that one out of 6 adolescents had an experience of drinking for the past month, and futhermore one out of 10 adolescents practiced high-risk alcohol use (Figure A).
Source: Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, http://www.kdca.go.kr/CDC/contents/CdcKrContentView.jsp?cid=139405&menuIds=HOME006-MNU2802-MNU2895#
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Among adolescents from 1st grader of Middle school to 3rd grader of High school, the prevalence of current alcohol use dropped from 27.0% in 2005 to 16.9% in 2018 by 10.1%p, whereas the prevalence of at-risk alcohol use less declined from 12.2% to 8.9% by 3.3%p. As of 2018, the survey indicated that one out of 6 adolescents had an experience of drinking for the past month, and futhermore one out of 10 adolescents practiced high-risk alcohol use (Figure A).
Source: Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, http://www.kdca.go.kr/CDC/contents/CdcKrContentView.jsp?cid=139405&menuIds=HOME006-MNU2802-MNU2895#
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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