The research, which involved 500 young people aged 16 to 23, found 74 per cent of 16- to 17-year-olds said they would mix their drinks, 66 per cent would travel alone after an evening drinking alcohol and 21 per cent of this age group binge drink once a month.
One-fifth said they had never been asked for identification to prove their age while nearly a third reported only being asked for ID sometimes.
The Institute of Alcohol Studies research manager Rachel Seabrook said: "A small step is being taken with schemes such as Challenge 21, but these figures suggest that they might not be widespread enough or not actually working."
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