Parent & Teen Perceptions
Parents Associate Impaired Driving and Binge Drinking with Highest Risk; In Many Cases Teens are Less Likely Than Parents to View Behaviors as Risky
US parents of high school teens ages 15-18 were asked to assess the level of risk associated with a variety of behaviors, specifically the risk of teens harming themselves physically or in other ways.
Seven in 10 or more parents believe that driving while impaired or riding in the passenger seat of someone who is driving while impaired presents a “high” risk to teens (76% and 69%, respectively). Binge drinking – consuming five or more drinks in a single night – is a top concern, as well (70%). Mixing alcohol and marijuana in any form lands in the middle, with just over six in 10 (63%) parents seeing this behavior as highly risky. Alcohol and marijuana consumption on their own land at the bottom of the list, though more than four in 10 parents associate each with a high degree of risk (47% and 44%, respectively). There are modest gaps between teens and parents on viewing a number of behaviors as high risk for physical or other harm. For instance, six percentage points separate teens from parents on binge drinking and mixing alcohol and marijuana, with teens significantly less likely to view these behaviors as high risk. Four percentage points separate the two groups on driving while impaired and consuming alcohol.
Underlining (X) represents a statistically higher figure at the 95% confidence level.
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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