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Driving under the influence of alcohol in U.S. persons by age 2015

Driving under the influence of alcohol in the United States in 2015, by age group

The data illustrates the percentage of those who had driven under the influence of alcohol in the past year among persons aged 16 or older in the U.S., by age group, in 2015. In that year, some 14% of people aged 30 to 34 years claimed to have driven under the influence of alcohol in the past year. Alcoholism refers to problems with alcohol and often refers to alcohol addiction. Alcohol has the potential to cause damage to all organs of the body.

12-20 4
21-25 (2014) 18.9
26-29 16.9
30-34 13.9
35-39 12.5
40-44 11.8
45-49 9.8
50-54 10
55-59 9.3
60-64 6.4
65+ 3.5