The Austrian figures for selected variables are overall higher than the average. The proportion that had been drinking alcohol during last 12 months is higher (93%) than the average (83%). The Austrian students had also been drunk during last 12 months to a higher degree (69%) than the ESPAD average (53%). In Austria 80% of the students had ever smoked which is higher than the ESPAD average (66%). Smoking during the last 30 days was reported by 49%, compared to an average of 35%.

Cannabis use was reported by 21%, which is exactly the average for all ESPAD countries. A slightly higher percentage (8%) than the average (6%) had reported use of any other illicit drug than cannabis. Inhalants were used by 14% compared to 10% on average. Very few (2%) Austrian students had used tranquillisers or sedatives without a doctor’s prescription (average 6%). Rather many students had used alcohol in combination with pills (13%), which is about double the ESPAD average for this variable (7%).