A 2021 survey found that among U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 who consumed alcohol, 77 percent drank one to two drinks on the days they drank.
This statistic portrays the average number of alcoholic drinks older adult drinkers in the United States consumed on a typical drinking day as of 2021.
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IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (June 9, 2021). Percentage of older adult drinkers who had a select number of alcoholic drinks on a typical drinking day in the U.S. as of 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of older adult drinkers who had a select number of alcoholic drinks on a typical drinking day in the U.S. as of 2021." Chart. June 9, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (2021). Percentage of older adult drinkers who had a select number of alcoholic drinks on a typical drinking day in the U.S. as of 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of Older Adult Drinkers Who Had a Select Number of Alcoholic Drinks on a Typical Drinking Day in The U.S. as of 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 Jun 2021, /statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), Percentage of older adult drinkers who had a select number of alcoholic drinks on a typical drinking day in the U.S. as of 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Percentage of older adult drinkers who had a select number of alcoholic drinks on a typical drinking day in the U.S. as of 2021 [Graph], IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), June 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1245259/number-of-alcoholic-drinks-us-older-adults/
