Teens more accepting of alcohol: survey

Sydney Morning Herald, 11 May 2008
Many more underage Australians believe it is acceptable to drink alcohol on a regular basis today than they did 16 years ago, according to a national survey. The Dolly Youth Monitor, which has surveyed thousands of teenagers between the age of 10 to 17 since 1992, found there has been a sharp increase in the numbers that approve of alcohol use. The latest edition of the bi-annual survey found that 80 per cent believed regular drinking was acceptable, while back in 1992 only 64 per cent thought so. more...

But while acceptance of alcohol is up, the acceptance of cigarettes, drugs and premarital sex is done. Some interesting figures here.