Studies of Drinking in Jewish Culture. III. Drinking Patterns of Children and Adolescents Attending Religious Schools

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Abstract
A questionnaire study of a representative sample of children and adolescents in the religious schools of the New Haven Jewish community showed, that regardless of the religious observances practiced in their homes, and regardless of the age of the children (the range from 5 to 18 years) 90% of the subjects have been introduced to alcohol in their homes. These findings corroborate statistics on the high incidence of drinking among adult Jews. Furthermore, this study indicates that the children are introduced to alcoholic beverages much as they are to any type of food; special proscriptions or tenseness appear to be absent. The adolescent subjects'' attitude toward drinking and inebriety mirrors that of adults studied, in that they have no objection to drinking but view inebriety in themselves with revulsion.

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