Center Releases Key Findings from National Alcohol Regulation Sentiment Survey
Source: Center for Alcohol Policy
April 21, 2021
Last week the Center released the top line results from its biennial survey on public sentiment toward alcohol regulation. The survey found that despite some changing behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, attitudes among adult Americans remain the same: the long-standing alcohol regulatory system in the U.S. works, and people like it. Although many states have temporarily loosened some alcohol laws in response to the pandemic there is overwhelming consensus throughout the nation that alcohol is a product that needs to be regulated. In fact, a CAP survey record-high 85 percent of Americans are satisfied with the existing system for alcohol regulation in their respective states.
Top line findings from the survey include:
Support remains overwhelming for individual state regulation of alcohol
Most Americans reject the notion that alcohol is just like other consumer products
80 percent of respondents show support for states regulating through a three-tier system, which has been consistent over the past decade of the Center's polling
71 percent of Americans are satisfied with the alcohol regulations in their state
A majority agree that states should evaluate the impact of COVID-19 inspired deregulations before making them permanent.
Click here to read the full memo from New Bridge Strategy regarding the Center for Alcohol Policy’s Biennial Sentiment Survey.