A telephone survey commissioned from Roy Morgan Research by the Salvation Army involved 609 people aged 14 and over, including 44 who were in the 14-17 age range.* A telephone survey commissioned from Roy Morgan Research Roy Morgan Research is an Australian market research company based in Melbourne, Victoria, founded in 1941 by Roy Morgan. The company has annual turnover of more than $40 million, and has offices in four mainland Australian States, Auckland, London, New York, Princeton and by the Salvation Army Salvation Army, Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work. Organization and Beliefs The Salvation Army has established branches in 100 countries throughout the world. involved 609 people aged 14 and over, including 44 who were in the 14-17 age range. The study suggested that more than 40% of the girls and 75% of the boys drank responsibly (up to either four or five standard drinks per session, respectively). But 22% of the girls and 19% of the boys regularly binge drank (between 13 and 30 drinks a session). Twenty-one twenty-one: see blackjack. per cent of the girls had experienced unwanted sexual activity and 12% had been subjected to violence after drinking (Age, 10/9/03, Editorial, p.12; Canberra Canberra (kăn`bərə), city (1991 pop. 276,162), capital of Australia, in the Australian Capital Territory, SE Australia. The Canberra urban agglomeration includes a small area in New South Wales. Times, 10/9/03, p.7). |
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