Data were collected in 1993–1995. National data indicate that although prevalence of early-onsetting drinking has declined over time, with a corresponding increase in age of initiation from the early 90s through 2003, the average age of initiation was unchanged for very early-onsetters [50]. Younger birth cohorts may show less telescoping than observed here due to later age of first drink, although this may be less true of clinical samples with early onset age.
