Lifestyles and preventive practices. Absolute figures 
Average age at beginning to consume alcoholic beverages regularly, by sex and employment situation. 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	18.92	5.49	
    Employed	18.37	4.08	
    Unemployed	18.55	4.32	
    Student	16.53	2.16	
    Retired person, pensioner	20.57	8.43	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	21.46	7.32	
    Other situations	18.76	4.04	
    No data recorded	19.04	4.15	
MALES	
    Total	17.95	4.15	
    Employed	17.77	3.47	
    Unemployed	18.02	3.62	
    Student	16.37	1.75	
    Retired person, pensioner	18.97	6.12	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	.	.	
    Other situations	17.75	2.84	
    No data recorded	18.62	5.10	
FEMALES	
    Total	20.24	6.69	
    Employed	19.46	4.81	
    Unemployed	19.04	4.82	
    Student	16.70	2.51	
    Retired person, pensioner	24.49	11.46	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	21.49	7.33	
    Other situations	20.68	5.13	
    No data recorded	19.71	1.56	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

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