Abstract:
This research was designed as a survey which aimed to study
alcohol drinking behavior and to study the factors influencing alcohol drinking
behavior among adolescents in 5 vocational schools in Nakhonratchasima Province
The subjects were 362 students, between the ages of 15-20 years. The students were
selected by the stratified random sampling method and simple random sampling.
The tools used were questionnaires. The data were analyzed using the following
statistics : frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-way
Anova, Chi-square, Cramers V and Pearsons Product Correlation Coefficient.
Most of study subjects were female students, aged between 15 20
years old. Of the 362 students, 74% drank alcohol, and 56.9% of the students studied
were female alcohol consumers. Students started drinking alcohol between 10-15
years of age. The first types of alcohol that they drank were spy, wine or beer or sura
drank one pek. Leo was the brand of beer that they drank first. Initially the reason for
drinking was curiosity. The time of purchase was between 3 pm and 9 pm. Alcoholic
beverages were perchased at retailers. Most students drank in their house and usually
spent less than 250 baht. The study found that there was a statistically significant
correlation between GPA., income, alcohol perception and attitude towards drinking.