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Table 3 Percentage of regular and irregular drinkers of alcohol 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

Gender, country

Regularity of alcohol use

 

Regular

Irregular

Total

 

1993/94

1997/98

2001/02

1993/94

1997/98

2001/02

1993/94

1997/98

2001/02

Boys

         

   Estonia

14.7

23.5

28.1*

64.1

57.1

56.4*

78.8

85.2

84.5*

   Latvia

19.9

29.4

19.8

63.6

62.8

65.7

83.5

92.2

85.5

   Lithuania

15.7

18.1

27.6*

72.2

69.3

60.1*

87.9

87.4

87.7

Girls

         

   Estonia

5.2

11.5

12.0*

69.8

73.7

70.9

75.0

85.2

82.9*

   Latvia

7.7

12.6

12.6*

79.0

75.3

70.1*

86.7

87.9

82.7

   Lithuania

6.8

10.5

13.0*

82.1

77.6

75.5*

88.9

88.1

88.5

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