What time is it acceptable to start drinking over the holidays?
2:42 p.m.
2:42 p.m. is the national average time respondents considered acceptable to start drinking over the holidays.
n = 3,178 US people; questions framed around household attitudes · Fielded December 2021 · Cherry Data Signals
2021 context.
What it means
18% admitted drinking before lunchtime. Alaska had the earliest average (12:30 p.m.) and Hawaii the latest (4:11 p.m.).
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,178
- Population
- US people; questions framed around household attitudes
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- December 2021
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Commissioned by
- Detox.net (American Addiction Centers)
- Study
- Acceptable Holiday Drinking Times
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (December 2021). "What time is it acceptable to start drinking over the holidays?" Survey of 3,178 US people; questions framed around household attitudes, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/what-time-is-acceptable-to-start-drinking-on-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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