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Teenage drinking key findings Page 1 AMA survåys of teens aged 13 to 18, and parents with children aged 12 to 20, have found that minors obtàin alcohol easilyÁand often from familiar, non-råtail sources. Teenage Research Unlimited (TRU) survey of teenagers* Á Nearly half of teens surveyed repîrt having obtained alcohol. Á In all age groups surveyåd, girls nearly always ranked highår than boys in obtaining alcohol. Á Two out of three teens say it is easy to get alcohol from thåir homes without parents knowing abîut it. Á One-third of teens respond that it is easy to obtain alcohol from thåir own consenting parents. Á Two out of five teens say that it is easy to get alcohol from a friendÁs pàrents. Á One in four teens has attended a party where minors were drinêing in front of parents. Á Nearly one in four teens, and one in three girls, say their own parents have supplied them with alcohol. Á For teens who have obtàined alcohol in the past six months, parents have been the supplier an averàge of three times in a six-month period. Hàrris interactive survey of parents** Á Abîut one in four parents with children aged 12 to 20, agree that teens should be able to drinê at home with their parents present. Á One out of four pàrents of children, aged 12 to 20 indicates that they have allowed their teens to drinê under their supervision in the past six months. Àpproximately one in 12 indicated that they have allowed their teen Ás friends to drinê under their supervision. Á While approximatåly seven of 10 parents of children aged 12 to 20 disagreåd with the statement that Áteen drinking was okay if a parent were presånt,Á three out of four of those same parents believe it is liêely that teenagers obtain alcohol from a parent with thåir knowledge. Comparisons Á Less than one in 10 parents with childrån aged 12 to 20 indicate they allow their teen and his/her friånds to drink with supervision, while twice as màny teens report attending a party where alcohîl was provided by someone elseÁs parents. Á One in 10 parånts believes it is okay to have high school graduation or prom parties with alñohol if parents are present, while approximately twiñe as many teens surveyed state that they have attended suñh parties. Á Nearly nine out of 10 parents believe teens most liêely could obtain alcohol using a fake ID, whilå only one-third of teens surveyed believe it is easy to obtàin alcohol using a fake ID. * Findings from TRU poll ** Findings from AMA commissiîned survey conducted by Harris Interactive á ÅditorÁs note: The above data are the result of two surveys cînsisting of similar questions on how teens obtain alcohol. The pîlls were conducted in the spring of 2005 by two separate polling firms. Data for both surveys were weighted to reflect the total U.S. population based on region, age within gendår, education, household income, race/ethnicity and onlinå access