FRIDAY 4 JULY

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Introduction
In last 10 years, people attach importance to drinking problem especially binge-drinking in young person who still study in school. The average amount consumed by persistent young drinkers has “increased sharply” and is now double the number of units consumed in 1990. Binge-drinking is not only damaging to health but it makes individuals vulnerable to harm. For example The British Crime Survey shows that 46 per cent of victims of violent incidents believed the offender to be under the influence of alcohol and 18-24 year-olds are most often associated with alcohol related offences. What is more surprising is that female students are drink more than male students in British. In London there are a lot international students，it may be a far cry from their exotic homeland ,but they also have the drinking habit in oversea.

However, the purpose of our research is try to find out if female international students drink less/more/the same as male students, if they drink less/more/the same as they did in their countries and find the reason.

Method

Sample
The responders are all international students who study English courses in London Metropolitan University. The sample size was 20 (10males and 10 females), the students were from different countries and different class in London Metropolitan University.

Data collection
This was carried out through the use of a questionnaire which contained with their drinking questions. This comprised 2 questions about their drinking habit in their country, 6 questions about drinking in London and one interview about why they change the drinking habit in London. After finish questionnaires the data were got.

Finding

The data explain that most students (65%) have drinking habit in their countries, this is higher among men (80%, compared to 50% of women). A lot of students (35%) drink once a week.


Half responders drink about 2-5cans once they drink, the interesting thing is male and female have the equal number in this (50%).

When they come to London, there are also 65% students have drinking habit, male is higher too (70%, compared to 60% female) but we can find the number is fall in men with it raise in women counterparts. No one drink everyday, and people who drink a couple per week climb to 25%. About two third men students drink more than 2cans which is double the number of women students (30%).
Mostly of the responders (80%) changed deinking habit between their county, it is a bit higher in female (86%to 75% of male)
The reason they changed drink habit Main concentrated in:
1 different culture
2 no friends
3 beers is expensive in London
4 dangerous in London
All the responders go to drink with their friend, in other word on one drink alone.
The place where they usually go to drink is the pub (74%), what surprising is that no one drinks in the restaurant.
Most respondents (70%) assert in British female students drink more than male students is not true.