Table 2 Prevalence of risk behaviours by gender at age 19
From: The correlates and course of multiple health risk behaviour in adolescence
| Â | Age 19 | |
|---|---|---|
Male | Female | |
N = 4,684 | N = 4,864 | |
% (95Â % CI) | % (95Â % CI) | |
Heavy alcohol use | 24.6 (22.9, 26.4) | 16.7 (15.3, 18.2) |
Drug use in last month | 18.5 (17.1, 19.9) | 9.6 (8.6, 10.8) |
Sexual risk | 15.6 (14.3, 17.0) | 11.6 (10.5, 12.9) |
Heavy alcohol use and Drugs | 7.5 (6.6, 8.5) | 4.0 (3.3, 4.9) |
Sex and heavy alcohol use | 5.2 (4.5, 6.1) | 2.8 (2.3, 3.5) |
Sex and drugs | 5.7 (4.9, 6.6) | 2.0 (1.6, 2.6) |
Two or more risk behaviours | 13.4 (12.3, 14.7) | 6.9 (6.0, 7.8) |