The bar chart illustrates the drinking status of the US population categorized by six age groups, displaying the percentages of heavy drinkers, light drinkers, ex-drinkers, and never drinkers
Overall, it is evident that the number of people who drink or have quit drinking increases as they grow older. While never drinkers diminish with age.
All in all, the number of non-drinkers who are in the age of 16-24 is the highest with over 60%, coming the second are people who age from 35-44 with almost 60%, followed by the age group 25-34 and 45-54, both with 45%. While approximately 42% of Americans from the age group 65-74 who never drink alcohol, that of 55-64 register with about 50%. Furthermore, the number of ex-drinkers is observed to be the highest in the age group 65-74 with more than 40%, whereas that proportion was almost one and a half times larger in the age group of 55-64 (about 25%) coming right after the first place. On the other hand, people who have quit drinking witnessed the least in two age groups, 25-34 and 35-44, with roughly 5% in both sector
Moreover, people aged 25-34 are the most light drinkers, with over 30%; while that figure is only 10% in the age group of 65-74, positioning the lowest in this factor. There are 15% of heavy drinkers observed in the age group 45-54, followed by the age group 35-44 and 55-64 with approximately 13% and 9% respectively. Lastly, heavy drinkers only occupied about 2% of the whole Americans aged 65-74.
