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Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility
TABLE 9-2 Sources of Alcohol Used by Underage Drinkers in Minnesota During Past 30 Days (in percent)
Source
Grade 6
Grade 9
Grade 12
Friends
39.3
69.3
72.3
Family
48.7
28.8
18.2
Parties
32.1
55.6
59.8
Took from home
33.1
33.2
11.8
Took from friend’s home
15.9
17.7
5.0
Got someone to buy it for me
14.0
35.3
52.6
Bought at store
8.3
7.6
8.5
Bought at bar or restaurant
8.1
4.6
7.5
Took from store
10.0
6.5
2.5
SOURCE: Data from Harrison et al. (2000).
TABLE 9-3 Sources of Alcohol for Underage Drinkers (in percent)
Source Person
Study and Measure
Sample Population
Purchased
Person Under 21
21 or Older
Parent
Preusser et al. (1995); ever used
New York College
75
69
73
31
Pennsylvania College
59
64
76
22
New York High School
43
67
44
23
Pennsylvania High School
30
55
50
14
Schwartz et al. (1998); ever used
Virginia Pediatrician’sOffice
30
—
—
—
Virginia College
44
—
—
—
New York High School
35
—
—
—
Southeast Substance Abuse Program
52
—
—
—
Wagenaar et al. (1996); used past 30 days
9th Graders
3
29
46
27
12th Graders
9
29
60
6
18- to 20-year-olds
14
10
68
11
Use of commercial sources appears to be much higher among college students, in urban settings, and where possession and purchase laws are relatively weak or unenforced. Thus, for example, in one survey, 75 percent of college students from New York—where the purchase and possession of alcohol by minors were not illegal at the time of the study and where the use of false identification was punishable by a relatively small fine—reported
