The chart on the left shows the percentage of British adults drinking more than the recommended guidelines on at least one day in the week in 2004. The graph on the right shows the average alcohol consumption of children in England aged 11-15 who drank in the last week (1990-2004).
The bar chart and graph both represent the
level
of alcohol
consumption
in adults and children in England. Overall
, it is immediately apparent that men and boys drank more alcohol
. Not only did almost half of their population exceed the recommended amount in two age
groups
(16-24 and 25-44) in 2004, but boys also
remained above the level
of the alcohol
units
consumed by girls in the fourteen years between 1990 and 2004.
The changes in alcohol
drinking habits in a weekly context among women of different ages in 2004 show age
risen as a notable factor in losing interest in alcohol
, where approximately 40 and 30 percent
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alcohol
in younger age
groups
(16-24 and 25-44), respectively. However
, over the following ages, the figures show just 20 percent
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age
group and nearly 5 percent
of women aged 65 and over. Change the spelling
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This
trend is almost the same in men’s age
groups
, remaining above 45 percent
in the two first Change the spelling
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age
groups
, which fall by under 40 percent
in the 45-64 Change the spelling
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age
group and 20 percent
for 65 and over.
The number of Change the spelling
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units
of alcohol
consumption
saw a significant upward trend among boys and girls. They both started from under six units
of alcohol
usage in 1990. However
, over the two following years, girls’ consumption
had remained at its starting point level
before it started a sharp rise to over ten units
of alcohol
in 2004. On the other hand
, Boys’ consumption
of alcohol
rose gradually in the first four years, then
surged by over 11 units
in 1998 and remained approximately constant above this
level
until the end of the period.Submitted by tarokhpourmand6 on
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