Grab a Beer and Read Up on Americans' Drinking Habits

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Look at the advertising for alcoholic beverages and you’d think young adults do all the drinking in this country. A Gallup poll last month on Americans’ drinking habits suggests otherwise.

“Daily drinking” (as Gallup terms it) is significantly less common among young adults than among their elders. Among people who ever drink, 39 percent of those 50 and older reported having an adult beverage in the 24 hours before being queried. So did 35 percent of the 30-49-year-olds, but just 28 percent of the 18-29-year-olds.

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