Heavy Drinking Heavy Drinking by Age Groups

The percentage of adults who reported heavy drinking during the past 30 days.

Role: Consumption

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Adult: Age 18-24	8.3%	7.7%	9.2%	6.9%	6.8%	9.8%	6.8%	12.2%	7.4%	5.8%	12.1%
Adult: Age 25-34	6.7%	8.1%	7.4%	9.7%	7%	10.8%	9.4%	7.1%	8.8%	9.3%	8.8%
Adult: Age 35-44	8.1%	5.6%	5.9%	5.7%	5.8%	8.2%	8.3%	7.6%	8.7%	7.4%	8.1%
Adult: Age 45-54	5.6%	5.5%	5.7%	4.1%	7%	7.2%	6.5%	6.7%	6.7%	7.5%	10.4%
Adult: Age 55-64	4.7%	5.7%	6.2%	5.5%	5.4%	6.8%	7%	5.3%	4.8%	7.1%	6.5%
Adult: Age 65+	3.8%	3%	4%	5.5%	3.8%	4.1%	4.4%	3.2%	3.3%	4.2%	5.4%

Note: In 2015 the definition of heavy drinking changed slightly to the percentage of adults who reported consuming on average 14 or more drinks per week for men, or seven or more drinks per week for women. Before that change, heavy drinking was defined as consuming 60+ alcoholic beverages for men and 30+ for women during a single month.

SOURCE: BRFSS-II 2012-2022

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