What share of yearly drinking happens over the holidays?

    29%

    29% of the average drinker's yearly alcohol intake happened during the holiday season beginning Thanksgiving.

    n = 3,000 US respondents; principal findings describe drinkers · Fielded November 2021 · Cherry Data Signals

    Breakdown

    Women30%
    Men28%
    0%50%100%

    2021 context. This is the average share of annual consumption, not a share of people.

    What it means

    27% expected to drink more than in previous years because lockdown restrictions had lifted.

    Methodology

    Sample
    3,000
    Population
    US respondents; principal findings describe drinkers
    Country
    United States
    Fielded
    November 2021
    Research by
    Cherry Data Signals
    Commissioned by
    Detox.net (American Addiction Centers)
    Study
    How Much Drinking Happens Over the Holidays

    Cite this statistic

    Cherry Data Signals (November 2021). "What share of yearly drinking happens over the holidays?" Survey of 3,000 US respondents; principal findings describe drinkers, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/what-share-of-yearly-drinking-happens-over-the-holidays

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

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