Brenda Athans & Chelsea Seufert

The reason why we chose to do
underage drinking is because it is a
big issue now a days with teens in all
areas of the country. It can relate to
many people at West Senior and in the
area. Whether you participate in it,
hear about it, don’t do it, or feel
pressure to do it, underage drinking
has probably come up at least once in
all teens lives.

We s u rve ye d 21 ra n d o m s tu de n ts in th e
h a lls o f We s t S e n io r ra n g in g fro m a g e s
1 4 -1 8 , b o th m a le a n d fe m a le .
Th e re we re a to ta l o f 1 2 m a le s s u rve ye d
a n d 9 fe m a le s s urve ye d .

AGES SURVEYED IN MALES:
One 14 yr old
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Two 15 yr olds
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Four 16 yr olds
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Four 17 yr olds
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One 18 yr old
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7 out of 12 males said they have broken the law.
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100% of male teens surveyed said they were
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aware that underage drinking is illegal.
All but 2 of the males said they have been
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somewhere where there was underage drinking.
7 out of 12 said they have participated in
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underage drinking before.
Only 2 of the males said they drank to the point
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of not remembering what happened.

Only 1 of the 12 males said they drank to the
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point of throwing up.
Only 2 said they did something they regretted
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while under the influence.
2 out of 12 have gotten caught.
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One teen male interviewed admitted to driving
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while under the influence.
0% of males have used a fake ID.
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5 out of 12 said that alcoholism runs in their
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family.
5 out of the 12 surveyed said they are worried
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about somebody they knows drinking habits.

AGES SURVEYED IN FEMALES:
ZERo 14 YR oLDS
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FoUR 15 YR oLDS
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Two 16 YR oLDS
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ThREE 17 YR oLDS
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ZERo 18 YR oLDS
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8 out of 9 teenage girls have broken the law.
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100% of them know that underage drinking is
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illegal.
All but 1 teenage girl has been somewhere where
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there was underage drinking.
8 out of 9 teen girls have participated in
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underage drinking before.
Only 3 of the 9 have consumed so much alcohol
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that they didn’t remember what happened that
night.

3 out of 9 have drank to the point of being sick
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and have done something they regretted.
80% of those surveyed have gotten caught.
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0% of teen girls surveyed have driven under the
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influence.
1 of the 9 surveyed has used a fake ID.
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3 out of 9 said alcoholism runs in their family.
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5 out of 9 said they are worried about someone

they knows drinking habits.

“I didn’t remember anything and was very sick.”
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“Drank beer after liquor and threw up.”
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“Drank a whole bottle in 2 hours.”
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“I had too many shots & blacked out.”
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“Drank a shit load of beer & liquor.”
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“After about a 30 pack and half a bottle of Jack, I puked up
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about 5 pieces of pizza.”
“On the way home I threw up all over the car door. I missed
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