Alcohol use among veterans by age U.S. 2017-2020

In 2020, around 55 percent of veterans in the U.S. aged 18 and over had used alcohol in the past month. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. veterans who had used alcohol in the past month from 2017 to 2020, by age group.

Percentage of U.S. veterans who had used alcohol in the past month from 2017 to 2020 by age group

Characteristic	2017	2018	2019	2020
18 or older	57.1%	57.4%	57.1%	55.1%
18-25 years	62.6%	68%	65.4%	-
26 or older	57%	57.3%	57%	55%

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017 to 2020

Number of respondents

36,284 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview, online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey sample size is for 2020. Sample size is for all respondents not just veterans.
Estimates for 2020 should be used with caution when comparing estimates between 2020 and prior years because of methodological changes for 2020.
Due to low precision some estimates may not be shown.

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