Spring 2007

Alcohol harm

This section of the questionnaire used identical questions to those asked in the October 2005 survey. By replicating the questions, this gives us a direct comparison with the results asked in 2005. Any differences will give us an indication if issues concerning alcohol abuse are improving or not.

The table below shows the comparison of results for alcohol related problems, the main differences being seen in the perceived increase in underage drinking.

Alcohol related problems in Calderdale
	October 2005		December 2006
Problem	Yes	No	Yes	No
Discarded bottles	88%	12%	89%	11%
Underage drinking	73%	27%	80%	20%
Under the influence	85%	15%	89%	11%

We then asked ‘if friends or relatives have been affected by alcohol harm’; the results comparing the 2005/2006 results can be seen in the table below:

Friends or relatives affected by alcohol harm
	October 2005	December 2006
Harms to health	35%	32%
Crime and antisocial behaviour	27%	34%
Absenteeism in the workplace	28%	23%
Social harms e.g. family breakdown	28%	24%

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