How is alcoholism iconic?
Updated: 2023
Prevalence of Lifetime Drinking
People Ages 12 and Older
According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 219.2 million people ages 12 and older (78.3% in this age group) reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.1,2 This includes:
109.1 million males ages 12 and older (79.8% in this age group)1,2
110.0 million females ages 12 and older (76.9% in this age group)1,2
144.0 million White people ages 12 and older (84.2% in this age group)1,2
23.8 million Black or African American people ages 12 and older (69.4% in this age group)1,2
1.4 million American Indian or Alaska Native people ages 12 and older (79.6% in this age group)1,2
10.0 million Asian people ages 12 and older (60.9% in this age group)1,2
4.1 million people of two or more races ages 12 and older (75.8% in this age group)1,2
35.2 million Hispanic or Latino people ages 12 and older (70.6% in this age group)1,2
Estimates for Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander people ages 12 and older were not presented because they were based on a relatively small number of respondents or had a large margin of error.1,2
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohols-effects-health/alcohol-topics/alcohol-facts-and-statistics/alcohol-use-united-states