The statewide survey examined whether there were difference (1) in the drinking/driving attitudes and self-reported behavior of high school students, (2) between those defined as "alcohol involved" and the "non-involved", and (3) between the Wichita youth compared to the remainder of the youth from throughout Kansas. Data were collected from 1,676 high school students during the 1974 spring semester. Responses were analyzed for differences between those who had consumed alcohol within the last month (alcohol involved) and those who had never or within the last month consumed alcohol (non-involved). Data were analyzed using non-parametric statistics; the .05 significance level was used to specify significant statistical findings. The characteristics of sex, age, family income, race, and school class were examined for the Wichita and the state youth, and alcohol involved and non-involved youth. Findings included: 63% of the state sample was alcohol involved as compared to 54% of the Wichita sample; although only about 13% of each sub-sample was old enough to legally purchase alcohol, 45% of the Wichita sample and 52% of the state sample below 18 years of age were alcohol involved; alcohol involvement tended to increase with grade level and family income in both samples; 24% of the Kansas sample and 10% of the Wichita sample did most of their drinking while driving around; and females in all classifications were more willing to drive after becoming drunk at a party. (NQ)