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Table 2 Percentage of students who regularly consumed beer, wine, and spirits by gender and country in 1993/94, 1997/98, and 2001/02

From: Trends in drinking habits among adolescents in the Baltic countries over the period of transition: HBSC survey results, 1993–2002

Type of alcoholic drinks, country

Boys

Girls

 

1993/94

1997/98

2001/02

1993/94

1997/98

2001/02

Beer

      

   Estonia

11.6

19.3

26.8*

2.4

8.1

6.5*

   Latvia

16.1

25.5

17.1

3.2

5.6

7.4*

   Lithuania

12.1

15.9

26.7*

4.7

8.1

10.2*

Wine/sparkling wine

      

   Estonia

3.4

3.8

6.5*

2.7

3.8

4.9

   Latvia

6.4

5.9

4.8

2.8

5.5

4.3

   Lithuania

2.0

2.9

3.1

2.1

2.3

3.3

Spirits/liquor

      

   Estonia

3.1

3.8

8.9*

1.0

1.0

5.1*

   Latvia

4.0

6.4

4.3

3.3

2.9

4.2

   Lithuania

3.3

1.3

5.1

1.2

0.4

1.6

  1. * statistically significant difference between the rate of the answer in 1993/94 and 2001/02 (Z test, p < 0.05).