Survey sample size is for 2020. Sample size is for all respondents not just veterans.
Estimates for 2020 should be used with caution when comparing estimates between 2020 and prior years because of methodological changes for 2020.
Due to low precision some estimates may not be shown.
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Alcohol use among veterans in the U.S. from 2017-2020, by age
In 2020, around 55 percent of veterans in the U.S. aged 18 and over had used alcohol in the past month. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. veterans who had used alcohol in the past month from 2017 to 2020, by age group.
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SAMHSA. (July 27, 2022). Percentage of U.S. veterans who had used alcohol in the past month from 2017 to 2020 by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1128779/alcohol-use-among-veterans-in-the-us-by-age/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of U.S. veterans who had used alcohol in the past month from 2017 to 2020 by age group." Chart. July 27, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1128779/alcohol-use-among-veterans-in-the-us-by-age/
SAMHSA. (2022). Percentage of U.S. veterans who had used alcohol in the past month from 2017 to 2020 by age group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1128779/alcohol-use-among-veterans-in-the-us-by-age/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of U.S. Veterans Who Had Used Alcohol in The past Month from 2017 to 2020 by Age Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Jul 2022, /statistics/1128779/alcohol-use-among-veterans-in-the-us-by-age/
SAMHSA, Percentage of U.S. veterans who had used alcohol in the past month from 2017 to 2020 by age group ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1128779/alcohol-use-among-veterans-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. veterans who had used alcohol in the past month from 2017 to 2020 by age group [Graph], SAMHSA, July 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1128779/alcohol-use-among-veterans-in-the-us-by-age/
