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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 22 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Isn't drinking way down in young people overall? I think the comparisons wouldn't be one to one then.

“There have been increases in solitary drinking among young women, in particular, over the past 25 years. Solitary drinking, or sometimes drinking when they are alone, was reported by about 40% of young adults who drank in the past year.”

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago (3 children)

40% of young adults who drank in the past year

Yeah—it looks like it’s a trend among drinkers, so it says nothing about the overall drinking rate.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

That's what I mean, wouldn't it being a different subset of users? Maybe these are the hardcore drinkers that already existed, but were overshadowed by the huge numbers of drinkers.

[–] dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 days ago

or this could be young women having a glass of wine while cooking dinner?

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