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by terryschiavo22 2605 days ago
There's no way that parent drinking behavior isn't a strong indicator too.
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I've seen that one go both ways, it would be great to have more data. Anecdotal, but a larger number of people than I expected have told me they don't drink - or set extremely low limits for themselves - as a result of parental behavior which led to a disgust response.
As someone who grew up in nation where alcohol was basically banned, and into a family that never touched alcohol, I can say that parents drinking habit is strongly inversely correlated with some people’s drinking habits :).

I bonded with an ex Mormon over a whole bottle of scotch over this once.