The gender differences between ever and current alcohol use (aggregated across all ages) in Thailand are similar (although the gender difference is not as marked) to those in Vietnam with adolescent boys (37 percent ever drink, 24 percent current drink) more likely than girls (20 percent ever drink, eight percent current drink) to report alcohol use. Of additional relevance to our study, a number of Thai adolescents who reported ever drinking stated that their age of initiation was less than 11 years of age.