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"Alcohol consumption among younger generations has been declining for years.
And with many pubs and cocktail bars now catering to the sober and “sober
curious”, it’s easier than ever to opt out.
Starting in the US in the late 1990s, and spreading to several other wealthy
countries in the early 2000s, young people began to drink less than previous
generations, or avoid drinking alcohol altogether.
The proportion of 16- to 24-year-olds who report drinking alcohol in the last
week fell from 67% in 2002 to 37% in 2021. The decline was even steeper for
younger teens. In England, the proportion of 15-year-olds who have drunk
alcohol in the past week fell from 52% to 20% between 2001 and 2021, although
some of this may be due to changes in the survey methods over that period.
We have been researching the decline in youth drinking in England and
Australia, using both surveys and interviews with young people.
When we present our findings to other researchers and the wider public, we find
that adults are often surprised to hear that young people today drink less. In
our experience, their reactions suggest a belief in outdated stereotypes of
young people as irresponsible and feckless.
They also sometimes jump to incorrect conclusions about the reasons why young
people are drinking less, projecting adults’ motives for abstaining onto young
people."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
