State Findings Continued...
Among teens, there are relatively few state differences or “stand-out” gaps versus the national average when it comes to approval of behaviors – either among teens’ friends or their parents. Instead, the biggest gaps are seen in teens’ perception of risk, where teens in many of the state “deep dives” lag behind teens nationally. For instance, Arizona teens are 10-plus percentage points lower than those nationally on seeing five-out-of-six behaviors surveyed as high risk. The same is true among North Carolina teens on three-out-of-six behaviors, while Ohio and Tennessee teens trail those nationally by at least 10 points on two-out-of-six behaviors. Teens in Ohio are significantly more likely to report their parents forbidding them from drinking alcohol, yet note that it has not been a topic of discussion in their household.
Ntl.
AZ
CA
CO
FL
MI
NC
OH
TN
TX
Teens
n=
1013
100
182
100
197
100
102
102
100
197
% High Risk
Drive while impaired
72%
56%
65%
73%
66%
74%
65%
70%
69%
67%
Ride with an impaired driver
56%
55%
66%
64%
66%
62%
61%
72%
73%
58%
50%
54%
48%
Consume 5+ drinks
64%
69%
67%
64%
65%
55%
55%
Mix alcohol and marijuana
43%
69%
57%
54%
58%
60%
49%
52%
53%
55%
33%
27%
31%
29%
Consume alcohol
43%
38%
43%
44%
51%
44%
32%
32%
23%
Consume marijuana
42%
40%
40%
46%
43%
40%
46%
Underlining (X) represents a statistically higher figure vs. national at the 95% confidence level. Green figure (X) - 10+ percentage points higher than National; Red figure (X) - 10+ percentage points lower than National
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