Across generational cohorts, there is a large amount of variance in terms the frequency of alcohol consumption. In 2019, around 2.4 percent of Millennials in the United States between the ages of 18 to 27 years consumed alcohol on a daily basis, while 23.3 percent of U.S. members of the Silent Generation drank alcohol every day.
Frequency of alcohol consumption across generational cohorts in the United States in 2019
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TrendSource. (August 8, 2019). Frequency of alcohol consumption across generational cohorts in the United States in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042485/frequency-alcohol-consumption-us-generational-cohort/
TrendSource. "Frequency of alcohol consumption across generational cohorts in the United States in 2019." Chart. August 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042485/frequency-alcohol-consumption-us-generational-cohort/
TrendSource. (2019). Frequency of alcohol consumption across generational cohorts in the United States in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042485/frequency-alcohol-consumption-us-generational-cohort/
TrendSource. "Frequency of Alcohol Consumption across Generational Cohorts in The United States in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042485/frequency-alcohol-consumption-us-generational-cohort/
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Frequency of alcohol consumption across generational cohorts in the United States in 2019 [Graph], TrendSource, August 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042485/frequency-alcohol-consumption-us-generational-cohort/