Youth and Alcohol [microform] : A National Survey. Do They Know What They're Drinking?
- Bib ID:
- 5532186
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Office of Inspector General (DHHS), Washington, DC
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED333303
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1991
- 26 p.
- Summary:
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In response to public health concerns and the adverse health consequences of alcohol abuse, a national sample of junior and senior high school (7th through 12th grade) students (N=956) was surveyed to determine their knowledge about alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages from stores close to each school were purchased, and displayed during the interview. Each student was asked whether each beverage did or did not contain alcohol, which contained the most alcohol simply by looking at the bottles, and which contained the most alcohol after reading the labels. A high alcohol-content fortified wine was included in all interviews regardless of whether it was locally available. Findings indicated: (1) two out of three students were not able to distinguish alcoholic beverages from non-alcoholic beverages; (2) in most states, beer and other malt beverage labels did not disclose alcohol content; (3) the alcohol content of beverages was a mystery to students; and (4) more than a third of all students did not that know that the high-fortified wine previously mentioned contained alcohol. Recommendations are made that the Surgeon General should work with the beverage industry, State, and Federal officials to improve the labeling and packaging of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; and, consult with public and private agencies to develop, improve, and promote educational programs which would increase student awareness of alcoholic beverages and their effects. (BHK)
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- ERIC Note: For a related document, see CG 023 457.
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Office of Inspector General (DHHS), Washington, DC
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- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 1991
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