1. A European youth alcohol culture? Convergent and divergent trends in adolescent alcohol consumption 1999–2007 Thoroddur Bjarnason University of Akureyri, Iceland

2. Wet vs. dry alcohol cultures? Convergence over time? (no longer true) Too simplistic? (never true)

4. Wet vs. dry alcohol cultures?

5. Frequency of adolescent drinking

6. 30 day frequency of drinking

7. Change in frequency 1999–2007 1999: 1,1 2007: 2,4

8. 1999: 3,3 2007: 1,7 Change in frequency 1999–2007

9. Quantity of adolescent drinking

10. Quantity on last occasion

11. Frequency vs. quantity

12. Estimated 30 day quantity

13. Adolescent beverage preference

14. Proportion beer on last occasion

15. Proportion wine on last occasion

16. Proportion spirits on last occasion

17. Proportion other on last occasion

18. Wet vs. dry alcohol cultures? Convergence over time? ++ ++ ++ - ( ) ++ - Divergence Beer, spiritsBeer, other

20. University of Akureyri