Health determiners. Absolute figures
Average age of initiation in alcoholic beverages consumption regularly by sex and age group. Average and standard deviation. Population of 15 years old and over that sometimes consumes alcoholic beverages.
Units: average and standard deviation

	Average	Standard deviation	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	17.84	4.22	
    15 to 24 years old	16.09	1.69	
    25 to 34 years old	17.12	2.55	
    35 to 44 years old	17.61	3.27	
    45 to 54 years old	18.19	4.07	
    55 to 64 years old	18.82	5.18	
    65 to 74 years old	19.17	6.24	
    75 years old and over	19.33	6.87	
MALES	
    Total	17.10	3.17	
    15 to 24 years old	16.04	1.65	
    25 to 34 years old	16.80	2.14	
    35 to 44 years old	17.10	2.87	
    45 to 54 years old	17.25	3.06	
    55 to 64 years old	17.65	3.89	
    65 to 74 years old	17.73	4.84	
    75 years old and over	17.38	3.63	
FEMALES	
    Total	18.80	5.14	
    15 to 24 years old	16.14	1.73	
    25 to 34 years old	17.52	2.95	
    35 to 44 years old	18.26	3.62	
    45 to 54 years old	19.38	4.82	
    55 to 64 years old	20.43	6.21	
    65 to 74 years old	21.63	7.47	
    75 years old and over	21.93	8.98	
Notes:
The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample.
 The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution,  as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error.
Source: Ministry of Public Health, Social Services and Equality and INE