United Kingdom: More than 80% of Scots ‘pressured to drink alcohol by friends’
The pilot study of 1,697 adults across the UK and Ireland, including 521 in Scotland, found peer pressure was the number one influencing factor for those being encouraged to drink.
August 13, 2018
More than 80% of people in Scotland have been pressured into drinking alcohol by friends, according to a new survey.
The pilot study of 1,697 adults across the UK and Ireland, including 521 in Scotland, found peer pressure was the number one influencing factor for those being encouraged to drink.
A total of 83% of respondents in Scotland said friends had urged them to drink, with being told “Go on, just have the one” the most common method of persuasion.
Among teetotallers, around 70% were asked if there was something wrong due to refusing alcohol.
The greatest concern for Scottish respondents abstaining from drinking was the fear of appearing boring, at 60%, on a par with elsewhere in the UK.