A 2021 survey found that among U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 who drank, roughly 6 in 10 drank more than two times per month.
This statistic portrays alcohol consumption frequency among older adult drinkers in the United States as of 2021.
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IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (June 9, 2021). Percentage of older alcohol drinkers who drank with select frequency in the United States as of 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1245231/alcohol-drinking-frequency-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of older alcohol drinkers who drank with select frequency in the United States as of 2021." Chart. June 9, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/1245231/alcohol-drinking-frequency-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (2021). Percentage of older alcohol drinkers who drank with select frequency in the United States as of 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/1245231/alcohol-drinking-frequency-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of Older Alcohol Drinkers Who Drank with Select Frequency in The United States as of 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 Jun 2021, /statistics/1245231/alcohol-drinking-frequency-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), Percentage of older alcohol drinkers who drank with select frequency in the United States as of 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1245231/alcohol-drinking-frequency-us-older-adults/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Percentage of older alcohol drinkers who drank with select frequency in the United States as of 2021 [Graph], IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), June 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1245231/alcohol-drinking-frequency-us-older-adults/
