6.2.3 Percentage of Canadian youth in Grade 10 who reported drinking beer at least once a week, Canada, 1990 to 2014

1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Boys 30 22 18 27 18 16 13
Girls 19 14 10 9 8 6 4

Source: CICH graphic created using data adapted from Freeman JG, King M and Pickett W. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) in Canada: Focus on Relationships. 2016.

Canadian boys in grade 10 are more likely than grade 10 girls are to drink beer every week.

In 2014, 4% of Canadian girls in Grade 10 and 19% of Canadian boys in Grade ten reported that they drank beer at least once a week.

The proportion of both girls and boys who drank beer at least once a week declined between 1990 and 2014. In 1990 the proportion of girls who drank beer at least once a week was 19% and for boys it was 30%.