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Drinking between meals in Italy
Italian teenagers are breaking a tradition of drinking wine only at the dinner table. In the decade to 2008 the percentage of 14-17 year-olds drinking between meals has increased by nearly 50%, a much sharper rise than in the broader population.
Age 2008 1998 Change
14-17 18.7 12.6 48.4%
14-65 26.2 25.4 3.1%
Data from national statistic office ISTAT
Favourite drinks
Italian 14-17 year-olds prefer drinking aperitifs, bitters and spirits ("others" in the table below) and have cut their intake of beer and wine:
Drink 2008 1998 Change
Only wine 1.7 2.1 -19.0%
Only beer 6.8 13.1 -48.1%
Only others 8.1 3.5 131.4%
Wine & beer 3.7 5.4 -31.4%
Wine & others 1.1 1.0 10.0%
Beer & others 7.2 6.0 20.0%
Wine, beer & others 7.5 9.2 -18.5%
Data from national statistic office ISTAT
Europe: Heavy episodic drinking in the last month
The percentage of heavy-drinking 15- to 16-year old Italian students has grown more than 20% over 1995 to 2007, tracking a trend in other southern Europe countries. The rise in the UK was smaller than than 10%, while Nordic countries showed declines.
Country 2007 1995 Change
Denmark 60 61 -1.6%
UK 54 50 8.0%
France 43 33 (1999) 30.3%
Greece 41 31 (1999) 32.3%
Italy 38 31 22.6%
Sweden 37 41 -9.8%
Finland 34 51 -33.3%
Data from European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs
