Topics At A Glance: Alcohol

Use Alcohol or Abstain

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Do you have occasion to use alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer, or are you a total abstainer?

Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2012]

Do you have occasion to use alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer, or are you a total abstainer?

Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2011]

(These questions are about drinks of alcoholic beverages. Throughout these questions, by a 'drink' we mean a can or bottle of beer, a glass of wine or a wine cooler, a shot of liquor, or a mixed drink with liquor in it. We are not asking about times when you only had a sip or two from a drink.)...Have you ever had 5 or more drinks on the same occasion? By 'occasion,' we mean at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other....Yes, no

CASA 2010 Adolescent Substance Use Survey, [Nov, 2010]

Alcohol Use

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(On average, how much of the following do you drink each day?)...Alcohol...None, one drink or less, 2 to 4 drinks, 5 or more drinks

AARP Bulletin Dietary Habits Survey, [Sep, 2012]

Approximately how many drinks of any kind of alcoholic beverages did you drink in the past seven days?

Note: Asked of those who ever drink alcoholic beverages (66%)
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2012]

Do you most often drink liquor, wine, or beer?

Note: Asked of those who ever drink alcoholic beverages (66%)
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2012]

Alcohol Abuse

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How serious a problem do you think...alcohol is to society--extremely serious, very serious, somewhat serious, or not serious?

Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2012]

(Now, some people we talk to know a lot about veterans and other people we talk to are less familiar. From what you have seen, read or heard, are each of the following statements about returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan generally true, untrue or have you not heard enough about this to have an opinion.)...Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to suffer from drug addiction and/or alcoholism than the non-veteran population.

The Mission Continues/Bad Robot A New Generation of Leaders Survey, [May, 2012]

Which of the following do you think are the main factors involved in developing an addiction to alcohol? Please select a maximum of two main factors....A physical health problem, a mental health problem, a genetic problem, a behavioral problem, a moral problem, a spiritual problem, a reliance on the substance as an emotional crutch in response to negative life events, a problem of willpower or self control

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13		A physical health problem
17		A mental health problem
23		A genetic problem
27		A behavioral problem
5		A moral problem
3		A spiritual problem
52		A reliance on the substance as an emotional crutch in response to negative life events
39		A problem of willpower or self control
*		Refused/No response

CASA 2010 Adolescent Substance Use Survey, [Nov, 2010]

Alcohol as a Family Problem

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Has drinking (alcoholic beverages) ever been a cause of trouble in your family?

Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2011]

Now let me read you a list of factors different people say may cause people to become addicted to...alcohol and have you tell me which two or three you think are the primary factors causing addiction to....alcohol...Inability to resist peer pressure, easy availability of alcohol among youth, stress or anxiety about work, family or other problems, lack of willpower or self control, a predisposition to addiction due to genetics or family history, lack of knowledge about addiction, emotional disorders or mental illness such as depression or anxiety, absence of religious faith or spiritual grounding, distorted moral values

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48		A predisposition to addiction due to genetics or family history
45		Stress or anxiety about work, family or other problems
35		Emotional disorders or mental illness such as depression or anxiety
30		Lack of willpower or self control
29		Easy availability of alcohol among youth
28		Inability to resist peer pressure
11		Lack of knowledge about addiction
7		Absence of religious faith or spiritual grounding
6		Distorted moral values
1		Other
*		None
1		Not sure

CASA National Addiction Belief and Attitude Survey, [Oct, 2008]

Has drinking (alcoholic beverages) ever been a cause of trouble in your family?

Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2007]

Alcohol and Youth

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Do you think spending time on Facebook, MySpace or other social networking site makes it more likely your child will drink alcohol, or not?...Yes, no

CASA 2011 Attitudes on Substance Abuse Survey, [Mar, 2011]

Do you consciously limit how much alcohol you drink in front of your child as compared to when you are alone or with other adults?...Yes, no

CASA 2011 Attitudes on Substance Abuse Survey, [Mar, 2011]

Thinking now about your child's close circle of friends, how many of them drink beer or other alcoholic drinks?...None of them, less than half, half, more than half, all of them

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59		None of them
15		Less than half
6		Half
4		More than half
*		All of them
16		Don't know
*		Refused

CASA 2011 Attitudes on Substance Abuse Survey, [Mar, 2011]

Drinking and Driving

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(To what extent is each of the following behaviors dangerous for your high-school-age child?...Not at all dangerous, a little dangerous, somewhat dangerous, very dangerous)...Driving while drunk

CASA 2010 Adolescent Substance Use Survey, [Nov, 2010]

(How likely are each of the following things to happen to (child's name) if he/she binge drinks about once a month? Binge drinking for a girl is drinking four or more alcoholic drinks within a few hours, for a boy it's drinking five or more alcoholic drinks within a few hours....Not at all likely, a little likely, somewhat likely, very likely)...Drive drunk/ride in a car with a drunk driver

CASA 2010 Adolescent Substance Use Survey, [Nov, 2010]

From the Archives

If you wanted to find treatment (for their drug or alcohol addiction) for your 'family member,' do you think you would be at a loss to know what to do, or do you have some idea of what to do?

Note: Asked of those who said their family member sought treatment due to intervention and they were not personally involved (60% of those whose family member sought treatment due to intervention, 18% of sample)
Gallup/USA Today/HBO Poll, [Apr, 2006]

(Some people who drink have serious drinking problems, while others who drink do not. I'm going to name some different things, and for each one will you tell me whether you think it is definitely a sign that a person has a serious drinking problem, or that it may or may not be a sign of a serious drinking problem, or that it is not a sign of a serious drinking problem?)...If a person sometimes has a drink at lunch

Roper Report 76-3, [Feb, 1976]

(For each of the following, please say whether you think it was or is a major factor, or not a factor in your family member's drug or alcohol addiction.) How about...a psychological illness, such as depression or anxiety?

Gallup/USA Today/HBO Poll, [Apr, 2006]