More than half of teenagers drink before adulthood
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="adulthood">adulthood</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="agreeing">agreeing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Pernod">Pernod</span> <span word="Ricard">Ricard</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Horizon">Horizon</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Consultancy">Consultancy</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="polled">polled</span> 1,258 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 18 <span word="to">to</span> 30, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>, <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span>, <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Xiamen">Xiamen</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> 78.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="under">under</span> 18.</p><p>"<span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="underage">underage</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="improper">improper</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="minors">minors</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Shen">Shen</span> <span word="Min">Min</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="underage">underage</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="excessively">excessively</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 47.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="include">include</span> "<span word="minors">minors</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>".</p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 42 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="excessively">excessively</span> <span word="and">and</span> 71.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>.</p>
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