Drinkaware monitors
Find the Drinkaware Monitors that inform our understanding of general patterns of drinking among UK adults.
Drinkaware Monitor 2026: Moderation and the moments that matter
In this report we explore moderation and the moments that matter. This includes drinking occasion, unit consumption, drinking frequency and riskier drinking behaviours.
What is the Drinkaware Monitor?
Every year we commissions a survey to track and understand the nation’s drinking. Watch the video below to find out more.
This research informs our understanding of general patterns of drinking among UK adults, people’s experiences with cutting back and the drinking habits of young people and their parents.
Note: Monitor reports from 2018 onwards are not comparable to previous years due to changes in methodology.
Recent Drinkaware Monitors
Drinkaware is committed to ensure our work is informed by up-to-date evidence on UK drinking attitudes and behaviours. We invite external academics to access the rich data for independent analysis.
Drinkaware Monitor 2025: Relationships with alcohol
In 2025, we explored how UK drinkers think about their own drinking, how and why they are moderating, and the prevalence of moderate drinking within social circles.
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Drinkaware Monitor 2024: What do we know about drinking?
In 2024, we examined UK adults’ ability to recognise the signs of problem drinking, their perceptions of what constitutes risky drinking, and stigma towards those with alcohol problems.
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Drinkaware Monitor 2023: Let's talk about drinking
In 2023, we looked at concern about other people’s drinking and whether individuals act on their concerns by initiating conversations with their partners, friends, or family.
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Previous Drinkaware Monitors
Drinkaware Monitor 2022
Drinkaware Monitor 2021: Drinking through the pandemic
Drinkaware Monitor 2020: Drinking and the coronavirus pandemic
Drinkaware Monitor 2019: Drinking behaviours and peer pressure
Drinkaware Monitor 2018: Drinking behaviour and moderation
Drinkaware Monitor 2017: UK adults drinking behaviours and attitudes
Drinkaware Monitor 2016: Teenage drinking and the role of parents and guardians
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