Only about 2% of children reported drinking regularly, at least one
drink per week, and about 2% indicated that they drank, but less than one
drink a week (see Table 1). Caucasian boys were more likely to have ever
tried alcohol than African American boys (X21 = 4.91, p < 0.03), but no
statistically significant differences were observed among girls. Most of the
children who had ever tried alcohol said they drank wine coolers (28%)