The most common age at which Americans start drinking liquor is 21 to 29 years. According to a 2019 survey, only six percent of Americans began drinking liquor at the age of 30 years or older, while about 46 percent first started drinking liquor at the age of 21 to 29 years.
Age at which consumers in the United States first started drinking spirits/liquor 2019
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TrendSource. (August 8, 2019). Age at which consumers in the United States first started drinking spirits/liquor 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042550/age-first-spirits-consumption-us/
TrendSource. "Age at which consumers in the United States first started drinking spirits/liquor 2019." Chart. August 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042550/age-first-spirits-consumption-us/
TrendSource. (2019). Age at which consumers in the United States first started drinking spirits/liquor 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042550/age-first-spirits-consumption-us/
TrendSource. "Age at Which Consumers in The United States First Started Drinking Spirits/Liquor 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042550/age-first-spirits-consumption-us/
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Age at which consumers in the United States first started drinking spirits/liquor 2019 [Graph], TrendSource, August 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042550/age-first-spirits-consumption-us/