The next 6 questions ask about drinking alcohol. This includes drinking beer, whiskey, and other alcoholic drinks, but not Kava Tonga. Drinking alcohol does not include drinking a few sips of wine for religious purposes. A “drink” is a glass of wine, a bottle of beer, a small glass of liquor, or a mixed drink.
Literal question
How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips?
Categories
Value
Category
1
Never drank alcohol
2
7 years old or younger
3
8 or 9 years old
4
10 or 11 years old
5
12 or 13 years old
6
14 or 15 years old
7
16 years old or older
Sysmiss
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.