Lifestyles and preventive practices. Absolute figures 
Average age at beginning to consume alcoholic beverages regularly, by sex and nationality. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 16 years old and over that consumes or has consumed alcoholic beverages at some point in time
Units: average and standard deviation

	Average	Standard deviation	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	
        Total	18.92	5.49	
        16 to 24 years of age	16.64	1.94	
        25 to 64 years of age	18.89	4.70	
        65 years old and over	21.20	9.25	
    Spanish	
        Total	18.91	5.59	
        16 to 24 years of age	16.58	1.85	
        25 to 64 years of age	18.81	4.69	
        65 years old and over	21.21	9.27	
    Foreign	
        Total	19.06	4.66	
        16 to 24 years of age	17.00	2.38	
        25 to 64 years of age	19.43	4.70	
        65 years old and over	20.57	8.31	
    No data recorded	
        Total	17.83	5.23	
        16 to 24 years of age	18.13	0.90	
        25 to 64 years of age	15.88	5.08	
        65 years old and over	27.00	0.00	
MALES	
    Total	
        Total	17.95	4.15	
        16 to 24 years of age	16.48	2.02	
        25 to 64 years of age	17.96	3.59	
        65 years old and over	19.11	6.72	
    Spanish	
        Total	17.95	4.21	
        16 to 24 years of age	16.42	1.90	
        25 to 64 years of age	17.93	3.58	
        65 years old and over	19.12	6.76	
    Foreign	
        Total	18.02	3.52	
        16 to 24 years of age	16.82	2.65	
        25 to 64 years of age	18.26	3.61	
        65 years old and over	18.44	4.19	
    No data recorded	
        Total	17.06	6.13	
        16 to 24 years of age	17.32	0.47	
        25 to 64 years of age	14.25	5.16	
        65 years old and over	27.00	0.00	
FEMALES	
    Total	
        Total	20.24	6.69	
        16 to 24 years of age	16.84	1.82	
        25 to 64 years of age	20.14	5.63	
        65 years old and over	24.52	11.48	
    Spanish	
        Total	20.24	6.85	
        16 to 24 years of age	16.78	1.78	
        25 to 64 years of age	20.05	5.66	
        65 years old and over	24.56	11.49	
    Foreign	
        Total	20.22	5.43	
        16 to 24 years of age	17.21	1.99	
        25 to 64 years of age	20.71	5.38	
        65 years old and over	23.20	10.97	
    No data recorded	
        Total	19.54	0.50	
        16 to 24 years of age	19.00	0.00	
        25 to 64 years of age	20.00	0.00	
        65 years old and over	..	..	
Notes:
1) Population aged 16 years old and over that consumes or has consumed alcoholic  beverages at some point in time
The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be provided since it may be affected by sampling errors.
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which is not collected.
 The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'error of division by zero'.
Source: Ministry of Health and Consumption and INE