Global views on alcohol use 2013

This statistic depicts the global views on alcohol use in 2013. More than eight out of ten people in Pakistan, Jordan, Tunisia, Indonesia, and in El Salvador believe that drinking alcohol is unacceptable. In Japan, 66 percent people say that drinking is morally acceptable.

Do you personally believe that drinking alcohol is morally acceptable, unacceptable, or is it not a moral issue?

Country	Not a moral issue	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Pakistan	2%	1%	94%
Palestinian ter.	9%	1%	89%
Indonesia	8%	2%	85%
Jordan	12%	3%	85%
Tunisia	6%	5%	85%
El Salvador	8%	8%	82%
Ghana	8%	8%	80%
Egypt	13%	5%	75%
Malaysia	15%	10%	70%
Bolivia	12%	13%	69%
Turkey	17%	10%	69%
Nigeria	17%	6%	68%
India	16%	10%	66%
Senegal	24%	9%	63%
Kenya	24%	9%	59%
Uganda	14%	19%	57%
Lebanon	21%	25%	51%
Brazil	20%	29%	47%
Russia	13%	26%	44%
Argentina	27%	26%	42%
China	37%	12%	41%
Mexico	31%	21%	41%
Philippines	24%	34%	39%
Venezuela	17%	36%	39%
South Africa	25%	22%	36%
Chile	31%	29%	31%
Israel	39%	27%	29%
Italy	49%	15%	27%
Greece	47%	22%	23%
Czechia	24%	46%	22%
Spain	46%	27%	22%
South Korea	35%	34%	22%
France	56%	25%	18%
Poland	34%	37%	17%
United States	46%	32%	16%
Germany	40%	41%	14%
Australia	46%	36%	10%
Canada	57%	31%	9%
Britain	47%	38%	9%
Japan	25%	66%	6%

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Release date

April 2014

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2013-2014

Number of respondents

700-100 participants per country

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

Survey results are based on national samples. The missing percentage points to 100 percent are divided among participants who refused to answer and those who said that the answer would depend on the situation.

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