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Originally Posted by blankall
Where is the data in your link stating that rates are rising among young women?
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The article I posted up thread has all kinds of stats and tables.
http://nationalpost.com/life/how-we-...a-715b248d4542
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The biggest rise in drinking has been amongst women of childbearing years and of European descent, experts say. Countries that rank high on the United Nations index of emancipation have seen a rise in female drinkers in the past number of years (these include countries such as Norway).
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Millennials may be drinking less, but women 28 to 40 are drinking more than in the past.
One difference in drinking patterns between Canada and the U.S. is alcohol use in the U.S. tends to drop off steeply post-college age. Drinking is very much tied to the college lifestyle. In Canada, women (and men) don't see such a steep decline in drinking in their 30s. Anecdotally, I know the people in our Houston office express astonishment at how boozy our corporate culture is here in Calgary.
Religion plays a part too - the U.S. has a lot of dry counties in the religious parts of the country. You don't see that in Canada.