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Statement of the Problem
To what extent do the students of Black River High School engage in the consumption of
alcohol and what can be done to minimize this problem?
1. What are the factors that encourage students of the age 11-19 to engage in the
consumption of alcohol?
2. What are some the effects of the consumption of alcohol?
3. What can be done to control or stop the issue of these students consuming alcoholic
beverages?

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Reasons for Selecting the Area of Research
The Black River High School is currently enrolled with approximately 4000 students
combining both shifts, and as a prominent student of Black River High School, from the
researcher’s observation, it is now evident that it has become the norm for under aged boys
and girls to be associating themselves in the consumption of alcohol. The researcher has
heard on the other hand from students on the compound talking about the types of alcohol
they enjoy drinking and this turns out to be highly rated topic. The researcher found this topic
very interesting since it is a social issue but mainly because under aged students are part
taking in the consumption of alcohol, which is absolutely wrong.
In addition to this, students/young teens are definitely easily influenced by others of their
peers to consume alcohol, for example a factor is attending social events. When students
attend parties or any other social events, they tend to bring alcohol with them resulting in
overly-consumption. The researcher insists on finding measures that could be implemented to
alleviate this problem.

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Method of Investigation
A printed questionnaire was used to collect data for this research. The questionnaire as a tool
for collecting data has a number of advantages:
 It allows for easy collection of data
 It guarantees total confidentiality of the participants
 It is not time consuming
 It reaches a large number of persons

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Data Collection Instrument
Questionnaire
Survey of the level of alcohol use among students of the Black River High School.
This is a survey being carried out on the Black River high School student body researching
the level of extent to which these students consume alcohol. This is being done as a Social
Studies School Based Assessment. However, the participants are required to be completely
honest. Since you are not required to write your name, no one will know who answered a
particular questionnaire.
1. What is your age?
11-13 14-16 17-19
2. State your gender.
3. Which grade level are you apart of?
7-9 10-12 13
4. Do you take part in consuming alcoholic beverages?
Yes No
5. If yes, what age did you begin drinking alcoholic beverages?
Please state _________________________________________________________

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6. How often do you take part in the consumption of alcohol?
Daily Weekly Occasionally No I do not
7. What type of alcoholic beverages do you take part in?
Beer Spirits Wine
Other _____________________________________________________
8. Were you ever pressured to drink?
Most times Rarely Never
9. Why do you drink?
For leisure Personal problems Peer group
10. Do all your friends drink?
All of my friends drink
Some of my friends drink
None of my friends drink
11. When do you drink the most?
Stressed At parties In leisure time
Other __________________________________________________________
12. Are you troubled with emotional procedures?
Yes No Rarely

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13. Does alcohol drinks affect your health?
Yes No Sometimes
14. How do you feel after consuming you satisfied amount of alcohol?
Stress free The same
Other
__________________________________________________________________
15. Does drinking alcoholic beverages affect your school performances in academics
and attendances?
Yes No Rarely
16. How does this affect you in school?
Badly
Hardly
Not at all
17. Have you consider to put a stop to this alcoholic drinking?
Already decided to
Yes
No
I do not drink

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18. How do you plan to stop drinking?
I don’t plan to
Find other leisure activities
Other_______________________________________________________________
19. Do you know of any professional help towards lessening or stopping your
drinking habits?
Yes
No
If yes, please
state________________________________________________________
20. Are you willing to part in this activity involved with such professional individual?
Yes
No
I will think about it
…………………………………….Thank You…………………………………………

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Procedures for Data Collection
It would have been quite impossible for the researcher to get a response from EVERY student
in particular at the high school, within the ages 11-19, in St. Elizabeth where the research was
done. So in a school of approximately 4000 students combined with both shifts, which only 5
students from each grade level were necessary in order to ensure accurate conclusions.
So the researcher therefore decided to choose the students by randomly selecting students.
The 35 students were provided with questionnaires, instances where the students who were
interested and returned them the next day.

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Presentation of Data
Of the 35 questionnaires distributed, 30 were returned. The researcher utilized various graphs
to present the collected data. The following graphs depict the information that was received
from the questionnaires.
Figure 1
The Bar Graph in figure 1 shows the number of students and their age groups that part take in
the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Maximum amount of students partaking in alcohol
drinking occurs within the age group of 17-19 (the young adults).
22% were in the age group 11-13
37% were in the age group 14-16
41% were in the age group 17-19
Figure 1
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
11 to 13 14 to 16 17 to 19
Percentages
Age Groups
Bar Graph showing persons and agegroup involved in drinking
alcoholic beverages

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Figure 2.1
The Pie Chart in figure 2.1 shows the most common alcohol beverage consumed.
Maximum amount of students consumed Spirits, secondly discovered was Beers,
others were named such as Guinness, Smirnoff, Heineken, and the least was Wine.
With:
Spirits being represented by the colour blue showing 46%.
Beer being represented by the colour green showing 22%.
Wine being represented by the colour black showing 15%.
Others being represented by the colour purple showing 17%.
Figure 2.1
Pie Chart showing the mostcommon Alcoholic drink
Spirits 46% Beer 22%
Wine 15% Other 17%

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Figure 2.2
The Bar Chart in figure 2.2 depicts the students in their various group’s grades and the
percentages of how it has affected their school performances. Students in 7-9 age group were
least affected, 10 and 11 grade increased and the highest were found in the 6th form 12 and 13
grades. With:
7th graders being 3%
8th graders being 7%
9th graders being 5%
10th graders being 20%
11th grader being 10%
12th grader being 25%
13th grader being 30%
Figure 2.2
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Percentages
Grade Levels
Bar Graph showing thevarious grades and the percentages of
how the alcoholdrinking has affected them

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Figure 3
The following Pie Chart in figure 3 shows responses to question 15 asking the students at
what age did they begin drinking. So it has been concluded that majority of students started in
the age group 11-13 with 53%, about 25% were found in the age group 17-19 and the least
was discovered in the age group 14-16 which was 25% and others were 10%. With:
The colour red depicting the age group 11-13 with 53%
The colour green depicting the age group 14-16 with 12%
The colour blue depicting the age group 17-19 with 25%
The colour yellow depicting other with 10%
Figure 3
Pie Chart showing the responsefor number 15 asking
students whatage they began drinking alcoholic beverages.
11 to 13(53%) 14 to 16(12%) 17 to 19 (25%) Other (10%)

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Figure 4
The Pie Chart in figure 4 shows the amount of students who gave responses to question 18 in
the questionnaire. 40% said they would think about it, secondly with approximately 10% left
it unanswered, 16% both said yes and already decided to and finally 18% chose I do not
drink. With:
Already decided being represented with the colour green showing 16%
Yes being represented with the colour blue showing 16%
I do not drink being represented with the colour purple showing 40%
Unanswered being represented by the colour orange showing 10%
Figure 4
Pie Chart showing the percentages of students'responseto
question 18 asking if they considered to stop drinking
alcoholic bevergages
Already Decided 16% Yes 16% I do not drink 18% I will think about it 40% Unanswered 10%

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Analysis and Interpretation of Data
 According to the collected data, it can be said that 41%of the students mostly
consumed alcoholic beverages in the age group 17-19, but started drinking these
beverages when they were in between the ages of 11-13. Whilst you have 18% who
does not take part take in drinking.
 Based on collected data, it can also be said that 60% of the responses by the students
who began to consume alcohol, did so on their own behalf. Whilst 10% of them
suffered peer pressure to try it out.
 Data collected have shown that the students mostly drank these beverages at parties.
 Also it was gathered that 39% of the students had gotten drunk due to their limitless
amount of consumption of alcohol. Hence, losing self-control and consciousness.
 According to the data collected, 16% of the students are willing to stop consuming
alcohol, whilst 18% have stopped completely. At the same time, 40% gave it a
thought and another 32% decided not to stop drinking these beverages despite the fact
that it influences their behaviour negatively.

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 Apparently, for those students who are willing to stop drinking these beverages, they
plan to find other leisure activities and 5% of them said they wold visit a professional
for extra help, and the others who were willing to stop, decided that there were other
method to obtain that would help them to stop.

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Presentation of Findings
 Students between the ages 17-19 is involved in the consumption of alcohol the most.
 The majority of the students who consumed alcohol, did so on their own behalf.
 Most students who consumed alcohol, were negatively affected in their school
attendances due to hangover from parties and having to wake too early for school.
Also these same students have been affected in their personal life leaving them
partially unconscious and not having self-control prior to the consumption of having
too much alcoholic drinks.
 Many students are hiding away from even the thought of stop drinking these
beverages. Majority is half and half, they will only give it a thought (not necessarily
going to call it quits) but does believe avoiding parties can lessen the habit. Most
prefer to find new leisure activities.

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Recommendation and Implementation Strategy
 Parents should ensure that it is their number one priority to educate their child about
the consequences of during from the beginning to end, and they should ensure that
their child(ren) do not attend social events that encourages the under aged to be
pushed to start drinking alcoholic beverages.
 Parents should limit the amount of parties their child(ren) attends and the adults who
promote these events should offer ID servings and encourage the under aged to refrain
from drinking alcohol.
 Government should implement strict rules and regulations and penalties for the
promoters of these events who condone under aged children in the consumption of
alcoholic beverages and this social issue will be lessened in communities and the
country.