Health determiners. Absolute figures Average age of initiation in alcoholic beverages consumption regularly by sex, country of birth 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, Total,17.84,4.22, 15 to 24 years old,16.09,1.69, 25 to 64 years old,17.84,3.78, 65 years old and over,19.24,6.52, Spain, Total,17.75,4.20, 15 to 24 years old,16.03,1.67, 25 to 64 years old,17.69,3.68, 65 years old and over,19.18,6.47, Abroad, Total,18.47,4.31, 15 to 24 years old,16.40,1.77, 25 to 64 years old,18.71,4.21, 65 years old and over,20.40,7.31, MALES, Total, Total,17.10,3.17, 15 to 24 years old,16.04,1.65, 25 to 64 years old,17.16,2.98, 65 years old and over,17.59,4.39, Spain, Total,17.03,3.11, 15 to 24 years old,16.01,1.62, 25 to 64 years old,17.06,2.83, 65 years old and over,17.55,4.44, Abroad, Total,17.64,3.54, 15 to 24 years old,16.23,1.78, 25 to 64 years old,17.83,3.73, 65 years old and over,18.24,3.04, FEMALES, Total, Total,18.80,5.14, 15 to 24 years old,16.14,1.73, 25 to 64 years old,18.71,4.46, 65 years old and over,21.77,8.21, Spain, Total,18.70,5.17, 15 to 24 years old,16.06,1.72, 25 to 64 years old,18.53,4.43, 65 years old and over,21.68,8.10, Abroad, Total,19.42,4.87, 15 to 24 years old,16.56,1.74, 25 to 64 years old,19.73,4.50, 65 years old and over,23.46,10.00, 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