Then and now Comparing trends among teenagers

Drinking

2000: 78 per cent of 18-24 year-olds had had a drink in the past week 2017 : 53 per cent of 18-24 yearolds had had a drink in the past week

Smoking

2000: 32.3 per cent of 16-24 year-olds smoke 2017: 19.9 per cent of 16-24 year-olds smoke

Pregnancy

2000: Birth rate to 18-year-old women – 45 2016: Birth rate to 18-year-old women – 19

Marriage

2000: 3,693 18-year-olds married 2016: 683 18-year-olds married