This statistic displays how often adults in the United Kingdom consume alcoholic beverages in 2018. Of respondents, 84 percent consume a beverage containing alcohol at least once a year. Of this, 21 percent drink alcohol two to three times a week. Both numbers remained the same compared with 2017.
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Drinkaware Trust. (November 16, 2018). How often, if at all, do you have a drink containing alcohol? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/441958/consumption-alcohol-frequency-united-kingdom-uk/
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