Percentage of Adults Aged >65 Years Who Drank Four or More Alcoholic Drinks Per Week, By Sex and Age
"In 2020, 18.3% of adults aged >65 years reported drinking four or more alcoholic drinks per week. Among adults aged >65 years, men were more likely (25.6%) than women (12.4%) to have four or more drinks. Percentages of those having four or more drinks were higher among men than women for the following age groups: 65-74 years (27.7% versus 13.4%), 75-84 years (23.6% versus 12.1%) and >85 years (17.6% versus 8.1%). Among both men and women, the percentage of adults aged >65 years who drank four or more alcoholic drinks per week decreased as age increased, from 20.0% for those aged 65-74 to 11.8% for those aged >85 years."
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Percentage of Adults Aged > 65 Years Who Drank Four or More Alcoholic Drinks Per Week, by Sex and Age - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 71(33): 1069. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7133a5.htm?s_cid=mm7133a5_w