Binge drinking among adults by age group U.S. 2018

In 2018, the prevalence of binge drinking among U.S. adults aged 18 to 24 years was around 24 percent. This statistic depicts the prevalence of binge drinking among U.S. adults as of 2018, by age group

Binge drinking prevalence among U.S. adults in 2018, by age group

Age in years	Prevalence of binge drinking
18-24	24%
25-34	26%
35-44	20.4%
45-64	14.3%
65 and older	5%

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October 2021

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United States

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

398,485 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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