Focus on Parents
Age and Gender of Teen Play a Role In Level of Approval and Behavior In addition to gender differences among parents, there are also varying levels of concern depending on whether parents are considering a younger versus older teen, as well as if they are thinking about their teen daughter or teen son. Parents of younger teens – those ages 15-16 – and of daughters take a more guarded stance, inclined to view all behaviors with strong disapproval. Parents of teens ages 15-16 years old take more of a hard line in “never” allowing their teen to drink alcohol. While parents of sons and daughters are roughly on par with one another in “never” allowing alcohol, parents of sons are twice as likely to allow it “fairly often” (13% vs. 6%).
Parent of a...
15-16 Year Old
17-18 Year Old
Daughter
Son
Fairly often From time to time
Never
Fairly often From time to time
Never
Underlining (X) represents a statistically higher figure at the 95% confidence level.
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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