In 2018, 28% of US adults called moderate drinking unhealthy. What percent call it unhealthy today?

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51% of US adults now say moderate drinking harms their health, nearly double the 28% who thought so in 2018. The skepticism shows up in behavior: just 54% of adults drink at all, the lowest in nearly 90 years of polling, and drinkers average 3.2 drinks a week.

51% of US adults now say a drink or two a day is bad for your health. In 2018, 28% said so.

Source: Gallup · checked Aug 2026