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Parental Awareness and Approval Of Their Teenager's Smoking <br />• The teens were asked who else in their family smoked. Only 15% said that <br />no one else did. Almost half of the teens had a father and/or mother who <br />smoked (49% and 45%, respectively). <br />As a way of determining whether or not their parents were aware of their <br />smoking and approved of it, the teens were asked if they were permitted to <br />smoke at home. Almost two in five teens (38%) were allowed to. The <br />portion of teens who could smoke at home varied by age. Less than a <br />quarter of the 13 year olds (22%) were able to while over half of the 17 <br />year olds (54%) could. <br />• Additionally, almost half (45%) of the teens were permitted by their parents <br />to purchase cigarettes. This too, varied by the age of the teen. Almost two- <br />thirds (64%) of the 17 year olds were permitted to while only a quarter of <br />the youngest teens could. <br />When asked where they got the money for their cigarettes, three main <br />sources came up: a job (63%), from parents/mom/dad (26%), and from <br />one's allowance (26%). Since the older teens are the most likely to hold jobs, <br />this was their primary source of cigarette money, wheras the younger teens <br />relied more on their allowance and their parents. <br />The complete study including the questionnaire and methodology used and a <br />description of the pretest is available upon request at a price of $20 from the <br />National Automatic Merchandising Association. 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, <br />Illinois 60606. <br />G <br />