盖洛普：Z世代喝得少了，但并非滴酒不沾

There is a professor in the United States; he teaches at a university.

He said: young people should drink more alcohol.

Many people were angry after hearing this.

But some young people really do drink very little now.

Someone asked many young people whether they had drunk alcohol last week.

From 2015 to 2017, many young people were asked.

Among people aged 18 to 29, 71 percent said they had drunk.

From 2024 to 2026, they asked again.

Among people of this age, only 55 percent said they had drunk.

In the past three years, young people drink less than people of other ages.

There is a woman in Washington; her name is Suzie.

Suzie is 26 years old; she helps people organize events.

In bars, there is a kind of drink called a cocktail.

One cup of this kind of drink costs 16 to 20 dollars.

Suzie said: I can use this money to do other things.

In some places, you also have to pay to go in.

Going in once costs more than 20 dollars.

So Suzie does not often drink alcohol.

There is a professor at Columbia University; her name is Katherine.

Katherine said: young people drinking less has been going on for 40 years.

She said: it did not disappear all at once; it decreased slowly.

People who drink a lot at one time have also become fewer.

Drinking five cups at one time, or more, is drinking a lot.

Among people aged 19 to 30, 31 percent have done this.

This was ten years ago.

Now, it is about 24 percent.

There is also a young person; he is 23 years old.

He said: nowadays everyone has a mobile phone.

If you drink a lot outside, others will film it.

Many people can see it, and it is still there a long time later.

He said: people do not want this.

However, there are still many young people who drink.

Katherine said: young people still drink quite a lot, just a little less than before.

In 15 countries, young people are drinking a little more.