BMAT 2009 · Question 24 · Inference
SaveA campaign poster on public transport vehicles recently announced that 40% of teenage girls below the age of 16 who become pregnant were found to have been under the influence of alcohol at the time they had sexual intercourse.
Which of the following can reliably be inferred from the above statistic? 1 Young people who are underage drinkers are more likely to be sexually active than those who do not drink. 2 If there were stricter controls on the sale of alcohol to young people there would be fewer teenage pregnancies. 3 At least 40% of girls have consumed alcohol by the age of 16.