Background Research
I needed to find out if any one else has ever
done research on my topic. I began my research by going into google
and searching "coffee consumption in teens" and "proportion of teens
who drink coffee".No one has done a study on the proportion of
teens that drink coffee from what I found on the internet but, some
studies have been done on proportion of coffee drunken in twenty
year olds. They found that coffee has been on a rise for twenty year
olds in the past couple of years. I would predict that this increase
in consumption of coffee is due to mainstream coffee shops like
Starbucks, school stress, caffeine addiction, and late nights.
According to the National Coffee Association, young people are now
the fastest growing group of coffee drinkers. The American Dietetic
Association says that coffee is on a rise among teens, saying that
teens buying coffee in restaurants and cafes increased by 12%. The
percentage of teens that go to gourmet coffee shops has increased
from 10% to 13% in a year or two. The percentage of 18 to 24 year
olds that drink coffee has also been on a rise in the past 8 years
from 24% to 37%.
Reference
http://www.coffeehomedirect.com/coffee-and-teenagers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/13/AR2007071301863.html
