Youths drinking younger
By Ni Yinbin |
June 8, 2012, Friday
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MANY Chinese take their first drink at age 11, and by age 15 have gotten drunk at least once, a recent investigation showed.
The report, based on a sample of 1,258 men and women aged 18 to 30 in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, showed that half started to drink before 18, the age of adulthood in China, according to Horizon Research Consultancy Group.
And the age at which kids start to drink is getting younger, the research found. Laws do not specifically forbid underage drinking in China.
The research found excessive drinking common among youths - 41.8 percent of respondents said they had been drunk and 71.1 percent said friends had been drunk.
Only 33 percent said underage drinking should be forbidden under any circumstances, while more than 60 percent thought minors should be allowed to drink in the presence of their parents.
The report, based on a sample of 1,258 men and women aged 18 to 30 in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, showed that half started to drink before 18, the age of adulthood in China, according to Horizon Research Consultancy Group.
And the age at which kids start to drink is getting younger, the research found. Laws do not specifically forbid underage drinking in China.
The research found excessive drinking common among youths - 41.8 percent of respondents said they had been drunk and 71.1 percent said friends had been drunk.
Only 33 percent said underage drinking should be forbidden under any circumstances, while more than 60 percent thought minors should be allowed to drink in the presence of their parents.
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