How many holiday family gatherings involve drunken arguments?

    21%

    21% of family gatherings reportedly involved drunken arguments over the holidays.

    n = 3,405 US respondents · Fielded December 2021 · Cherry Data Signals

    2021 context.

    What it means

    On average, respondents said 38% of family feuds over the years involved alcohol. 57% had at least one relative who became argumentative after drinking.

    Methodology

    Sample
    3,405
    Population
    US respondents
    Country
    United States
    Fielded
    December 2021
    Research by
    Cherry Data Signals
    Commissioned by
    American Addiction Centers
    Study
    Alcohol and Christmas Family Arguments

    Cite this statistic

    Cherry Data Signals (December 2021). "How many holiday family gatherings involve drunken arguments?" Survey of 3,405 US respondents, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/how-many-family-gatherings-involve-drunken-arguments

    Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.

    This survey was commissioned by American Addiction Centers. If you feature American Addiction Centers, please cite Cherry Data Signals as the survey platform.

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