Alcohol among young people – a comparative analysis of public and catholic highschool students

Abstract

The article deals with the subject of alcohol-drinking experiences of students of mass(public) and Catholic high schools. In the study, it was decided to compare: the age ofbeginning drinking alcohol, current experiences related to alcohol consumption, and theinfluence of faith on alcohol consumption. The research was carried out using the questionnairesurvey method in a group of mass (public) and catholic high school students.Research shows that high school mass (public) students consume alcohol more often thanstudents of a Catholic school. Moreover, the majority of mainstream students in mass(public)school say that faith has no influence on the decision to stop drinking alcohol, andmore than half of Catholic school respondents believe that they could give up drinkingbecause of their faith. Research also shows that in the case of students from two schools,young people of a similar age start drinking alcohol between the ages of 12 and 14. Theanalysis of the above research results shows that the respondents have a multitude ofexperiences related to alcohol consumption.