The graph gives information about drinking habits of the US population by age. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph illustrates information about the citizens of the US with drinking habits by

age

group.

Overall

, the number of people who never drink stays constant, slightly decreasing for the elderly people. Another key point is the major increase in elderly people who quit drinking,

also

young adults seem to be light drinkers. The percentage of non-drinkers stays around 60-55% for all

age

groups

except for the

age

group that has 65-74 which has decreased to 45%.The most significant feature is the increase in the ex-drinkers,

while

for young adults and ,adults the percentage stays around 5-10%, for the senior citizen with the

age

groups

55-64 and 65-74 has increased to 25% respectively 40%. There is

also

the constancy of the light drinkers for the

age

groups

16-24 and 25-34 that has around 25%-35% and decreased for the other

age

groups

. There is

also

a slight increase for the heavy drinkers for the

age

groups

of 35-44 and 45-54 with over a 10% than the other

age

groups

.