A 2021 survey found that among U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 who consumed alcohol, 77 percent drank one to two drinks on the days they drank.
This statistic portrays the average number of alcoholic drinks older adult drinkers in the United States consumed on a typical drinking day as of 2021.
Percentage of older adult drinkers who had a select number of alcoholic drinks on a typical drinking day in the U.S. as of 2021
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IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (June 9, 2021). Percentage of older adult drinkers who had a select number of alcoholic drinks on a typical drinking day in the U.S. as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of older adult drinkers who had a select number of alcoholic drinks on a typical drinking day in the U.S. as of 2021." Chart. June 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (2021). Percentage of older adult drinkers who had a select number of alcoholic drinks on a typical drinking day in the U.S. as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of Older Adult Drinkers Who Had a Select Number of Alcoholic Drinks on a Typical Drinking Day in The U.S. as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), Percentage of older adult drinkers who had a select number of alcoholic drinks on a typical drinking day in the U.S. as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of older adult drinkers who had a select number of alcoholic drinks on a typical drinking day in the U.S. as of 2021 [Graph], IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), June 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/
