Alcohol Consumption and Habits Among Zaragoe?s Student Populating

Abstract

Since the drinking at alcoholic drinks is an important health problem, in order to draw up health education programmes, we must know the diverse factors that characterize the consumption of alcohol in our region. A survey was carried out on 1.404 student from Secondary Schools and Univcrsity in the city of Zaragoza, by means of a questionnatre ?ad hoc? given to sample groups for a period of time lasting from February to March 1989. The comsumption of alcohol by young pcople is characterized by a very notable increase in consumption. when the percentage of consumers driking in excess is high. In terms of the type at alcoholic drink consumed, those preferred are spirits, then beer, and thirdhy wine, and, of course, certain of consumption are influenced by socioeconomic conditions.