Health and wellbeing
How healthy do you think you are?
Nearly three quarters of young women in this
age range say that they are healthy; of these, 10% describe
themselves as ‘very healthy’ and 61% as ‘quite healthy’. A quarter
(24%) describe themselves as ‘not very healthy’ and 4% as ‘not at
all healthy’.
Do you feel there is enough support and advice
available for young people your age?
Over half (55%) of young women in this age range don’t
think that there is enough support and advice available for young
people, rising to 61% of 16- to 18-year-olds. A third (35%) think
that there is enough advice available but this falls to 29% of 16-
to 18-year-olds.
Attitudes to drinking
More than a third of young women in this age
range agree or strongly agree with the statement ‘I need a couple
of drinks to give me courage before I go on a night out’ (34%)
although a third (30%) disagree with it and another fifth (20%)
strongly disagree. Almost half of young women this age worry about
doing things they will regret later after they have had too much to
drink. One in three young women agree or strongly agree with the
statement ‘I often drink more than I'd planned because my friends
are drinking too’ (35% in total) but half disagree, including 21%
who strongly disagree with it.