Finding

 


This finding looks at the relationship between adolescents' age and the likelihood of having dinner with their families and their risk of substance abuse.

From ages 12 to 17 the proportion of teens who have regular family dinners drops by 50 percent, while their risk of substance abuse increases sevenfold.


Sample or Data Description
1,987 teenagers (1,044 boys and 943 girls) and 504 parents of teenagers in the 48 continental states of the U.S.


Source
"The Importance of Family Dinners"
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
CASA Survey Report: The Importance of Family Dinners Vol. NA, Number . September, 2003. Page(s) 3.


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