"Many people are familiar with the fact that younger generations are drinking less alcohol, with the number of 18 to 34-year-olds that imbibe falling from 72% in the early 2000s to barely above 50% in recent surveys from Gallup. That decline has also happened among underage drinkers, as a study by the University of Michigan finds that only 23% of 10th graders report having consumed alcohol in the past year, down from 63% in 2001."
"The most recent surveys from Gallup on drinking habits in the U.S. shows that 56% of Americans that are over the age of 55 say they drink alcohol. While that is a slight decline from the height of the pandemic, it's an increase from the 31% reported in the early 2000s - that figure is also higher than the 50% of 18 to 34-year-olds who reported drinking, and tied with the number of those aged between 35 and 54."
Younger generations have sharply reduced alcohol consumption: 18-to-34-year-old drinkers fell from 72% in the early 2000s to just above 50% in recent Gallup surveys, and only 23% of 10th graders report drinking in the past year, down from 63% in 2001. Adults aged 55 and older now report 56% drinking—up from 31% in the early 2000s—and consume the most among drinkers, averaging four drinks per week versus about 3.6 for younger adults and 3.8 for middle-aged adults. Rising boomer consumption combines with youth declines to reverse generational drinking patterns.
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