Facts On: Underage Drinking in Durham Region

Release date: February 2019

Proportion of youth, 12 to 18 years, that drank alcohol in the past year, 2015-2016

Location	Per cent	Lower confidence limit	Upper confidence limit
Durham Region	26.3^E	18.3	34.3
Ontario	30.2	27.8	32.6
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016 E: interpret with caution

Location

Per cent

Lower confidence limit

Upper confidence limit

Durham Region

26.3^E

18.3

34.3

Ontario

30.2

27.8

32.6

Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016

E: interpret with caution

Figure 1: Proportion of youth, 12 to 18 years, that drank alcohol in the past year, by sex, 2015-2016

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Data table for Figure 1

Proportion of youth, 12 to 18 years, that drank alcohol in the past year, by sex, 2015-2016

Location	Sex	Percent	Lower confidence Limit	Upper confidence Limit
Durham Region	Female	22.3^E	11.3	33.2
Durham Region	Male	29.8	23.4	36.2
Ontario	Female	27.4	24.1	30.6
Ontario	Male	32.8	29.2	36.5
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016 E: interpret with caution

Figure 2: Proportion of youth, 12 to 18 years, that drank alcohol in the past year, by household income quintile, 2015-2016

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Data table for Figure 2

Proportion of youth, 12 to 18 years, that drank alcohol in the past year, by household income quintile, 2015-2016

Location	Income quintile	Per cent	Lower confidence limit	Upper confidence limit
Durham Region	Lowest quintile	32.3^E	14.4	50.3
	Second quintile	26.7	21.6	31.7
	Middle quintile	22.4^E	9.5	35.3
	Fourth quintile	F
	Highest quintile	F
Ontario	Lowest quintile	23.5	19.1	28.0
	Second quintile	26.3	21.2	31.4
	Middle quintile	28.5	22.7	34.4
	Fourth quintile	36.8	30.4	43.2
	Highest quintile	47.8	39.0	56.6
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015-2016 E: interpret with caution F: unreliable and not reported

Data notes

The data presented here come from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Statistics Canada collects information on the health of Canadians through the CCHS. Visit Statistics Canada or the Canadian Community Health Survey for more information.

The data above excludes responses where the participant refused to answer or did not know, and where information was missing.

Definitions

Underage drinking

Individuals under 19 that drank alcohol at least once in the past year.

Youth

Individuals between 12 and 19 years at the time of the survey.

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Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3
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