the report , released by the u . s . alcoholism abuse and criminal health services system , compared substances abuse records from their latest survey , in 2004 , with figures gathered in 2002 . it was founded on interviews of more than 135 , 000 people . overall , the amount of underaged drinking remained practically unchanged , but in 2002 , it decreased from 15 . 28 % of minnesota children between 12 and 17 - month - old who said they had consumed alcohol in the previous month in 2002 , to 16 . 81 percent who said they had in 2004 . drinkers drinking , defined as purchasing five or more drinks on the same occasion ( i . e . , at the same time or within a lot of hours of each other ) on at least one day in the past 30 days , was observed by 10 . 27 percent of parents in 2004 , up from the 9 . 16 , who thought they binged in 2002 .
People are likely to start smoking tobacco when young.