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" There has been a rise in the number of women who binge-drink, according to a new report. A study conducted at Oxford Brookes University on behalf of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that the proportion of female binge-drinkers stands at 15 per cent, having almost doubled between 1998 and 2006. The proportion of men who binge-drink only rose by one per cent during that time - to 23 per cent - and the proportion of 16 to 24-year-old male binge-drinkers has actually fallen by nine per cent since 2000. Lead report author Lesley Smith commented: &amp;#039;Much concern has been expressed in recent years about young people&amp;#039;s drinking - and young people binge-drinking in particular. &amp;#039;Many people will be surprised to learn that young men&amp;#039;s drinking, including binge-drinking, has gone down in recent years, while middle aged and older people&amp;#039;s drinking has increased.&amp;#039; According to Alcohol Concern, Britain is the only country in Europe to have a significant number of over-55s drinking more than six units of alcohol per day. The report also found that alcohol consumption has increased in Northern Ireland compared with the rest of the UK, a trend that may be partly explained by the growth in the leisure industry since the start of the peace process. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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