六 7-5 Women Taking Risk after Drinking

5. Women Taking Risk after Drinking

More than a third of young women have been sexually assaulted after getting drunk, according to new research.

The "Anatomy1 of a big night out" survey reveals that 34% of young women have had unplanned or unprotected sex after drinking too much.

More women than men admitted they had been arrested or cautioned by police while under the influence.

And nearly a fifth (19%) of the female interviewees had been injured through an accident after getting drunk compared to 14% of men.

Of the 1,000 people questioned, 63% had phoned in sick for work after a big night out.

Just 2% of men questioned said they had been sexually assaulted after drinking too much. More than a quarter (27%) of women had been arrested or cautioned by police while drunk compared to just 16% of men, according to the survey.

The findings are released by the Portman Group, a campaigning body funded by the drinks industry, to coincide with the launch of its "drinks diary" scheme.

The survey of 18 to 30-year-olds revealed that 34% of interviewees got drunk due to pressure.

More than half the young women questioned (59%) had got into an argument while drunk compared to 45% of men. Almost half of the young women questioned did not eat a meal either before or during a big night out.

Almost one third of interviewees said they drank too much because they had a bad day or week and 31% said they got drunk to make them feel more confident.