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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2771635
news.gallup.com
28% of college students in 2018 reported that they abstained from alcohol. In 2002, the number was 20%.
Young adults not in college were even more likely to avoid alcohol. Nearly 30% of this group in 2018 reported that they did not drink beer, wine or spirits. The number was about 24% in 2002

Young Adults in U.S. Drinking Less Than in Prior Decades
Adults aged 18 to 34 are less likely to say they drink alcohol than were young adults in prior decades, while drinking is up among those 55 and older.

A 2023 survey from Gallup found that the share of adults under age 35 who say they ever drink dropped ten percentage points in two decades, to 62% in 2021-2023 from 72% in 2001-2003