What are parents doing to reduce adolescent alcohol misuse? Evaluating concordance with parenting guidelines for adolescent alcohol use

Table 3 Descriptive statistics for parent-reported child characteristics (N = 489)

Child Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Age of child (in years)
11 or under	37	7.6
12	28	5.7
13	46	9.4
14	73	14.9
15	91	18.6
16	115	23.5
17	57	11.7
18 or over	42	8.6
Gender of child
Female	236	48.3
Male	253	51.7
Frequency of child’s drinking
Never	228	46.6
Monthly or less	117	23.9
2 to 4 times a month	95	19.4
2 to 3 times per week	30	6.1
4 or more times per week	19	3.9
Parental confidence about reported frequency of child’s drinking
Not confident at all	17	3.5
A little confident	44	9.0
Somewhat confident	163	33.3
Very confident	265	54.2
Child’s age of initiation
My child has never had alcohol to my knowledge	185	37.8
11 or under	26	5.3
12	15	3.1
13	48	9.8
14	62	12.7
15	88	18.0
16	48	9.8
17	15	3.1
18 or over	2	0.4
Parental confidence about reported age of initiation
Not confident at all	9	1.8
A little confident	59	12.1
Somewhat confident	136	27.8
Very confident	285	58.3

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