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According to a national survey, adolescent drinking patterns appear to have remained relatively stable in the last half decade. Among those aged 16-18, 73% are drinkers; drinking and drunkenness continue to be age- and sex-graded phenomena.
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Zucker et al. (1983) studied this question.
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