This survey, conducted across the United States in 2001,2007 and 2014, shows the share of people who would favor or oppose a federal law that lowers the minimum age for drinking in all states to 18. In 2014, 74 percent of respondents said they would oppose such a law.
United States: Would you favor or oppose a federal law that would lower the drinking age in all states to 18?
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Gallup. (July 28, 2014). United States: Would you favor or oppose a federal law that would lower the drinking age in all states to 18? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/313488/united-sates-lowering-the-minimum-drinking-age-to-18-in-all-states/
Gallup. "United States: Would you favor or oppose a federal law that would lower the drinking age in all states to 18?." Chart. July 28, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/313488/united-sates-lowering-the-minimum-drinking-age-to-18-in-all-states/
Gallup. (2014). United States: Would you favor or oppose a federal law that would lower the drinking age in all states to 18?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/313488/united-sates-lowering-the-minimum-drinking-age-to-18-in-all-states/
Gallup. "United States: Would You Favor or Oppose a Federal Law That Would Lower The Drinking Age in All States to 18?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/313488/united-sates-lowering-the-minimum-drinking-age-to-18-in-all-states/
Gallup, United States: Would you favor or oppose a federal law that would lower the drinking age in all states to 18? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/313488/united-sates-lowering-the-minimum-drinking-age-to-18-in-all-states/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
United States: Would you favor or oppose a federal law that would lower the drinking age in all states to 18? [Graph], Gallup, July 28, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/313488/united-sates-lowering-the-minimum-drinking-age-to-18-in-all-states/