This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans on their drinking habits in 2013. Respondents were asked if they drink on occasion or live abstinent. In 2013, 60 percent of the respondents report to occasionally consume alcoholic beverages.
Do you occasionally consume alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer, or are you a total abstainer?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Yes, drink
60%
No, total abstainer
39%
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The original question was posed as follows: "Do you have occasion to use alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer, or are you a total abstainer?"
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Gallup. (August 1, 2013). Do you occasionally consume alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer, or are you a total abstainer? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239622/total-abstainer-or-occasion-to-use-alcoholic-beverages-drinkign-habits-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Do you occasionally consume alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer, or are you a total abstainer? ." Chart. August 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239622/total-abstainer-or-occasion-to-use-alcoholic-beverages-drinkign-habits-in-the-us/
Gallup. (2013). Do you occasionally consume alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer, or are you a total abstainer? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239622/total-abstainer-or-occasion-to-use-alcoholic-beverages-drinkign-habits-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Do You Occasionally Consume Alcoholic Beverages Such as Liquor, Wine or Beer, or Are You a Total Abstainer? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239622/total-abstainer-or-occasion-to-use-alcoholic-beverages-drinkign-habits-in-the-us/
Gallup, Do you occasionally consume alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer, or are you a total abstainer? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239622/total-abstainer-or-occasion-to-use-alcoholic-beverages-drinkign-habits-in-the-us/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Do you occasionally consume alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer, or are you a total abstainer? [Graph], Gallup, August 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239622/total-abstainer-or-occasion-to-use-alcoholic-beverages-drinkign-habits-in-the-us/
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