Table 5.

Summary of likes and dislikes by message type

Variable	Most common favorable observations	Most common unfavorable observations
Information about the law	Presents facts about the law (36% of parents, 35% of youth)	Needs more statistics/information/website (22% of parents, 16% of youth)
Advice/conversation starters	Encourages family conversations (20% of parents, 20% of youth)	Boring/not engaging or attention getting (22% of parents, 26% of youth)
Consequences/positive alternatives	Positive/offers choices (19% of parents, 22% of youth)	Didn’t like presentation (picture, color, format) (31% of parents, 20% of youth)
Harmful effects of marijuana use	Discusses risks/effects of marijuana use (26% of parents, 26% of youth)	Not convincing/no one will listen to this (15% of parents, 13% of youth)