Among 20-to-29-year-olds, 22% said they did not drink any alcohol, up from 8.9%, and just 22% of 14-to-19-year-olds reported having used an illicit drug, down from 38% in 2001.
canvassed the habits of 22,274 people
Allegra Beaumont, 20, from St Kilda in Melbourne, said she had noticed a difference between her parents' drinking habits and those of her friends."My mum said to me 'your friends don't black out and throw up and pass out as much as we used to'," Ms Beaumont said. "Younger people today are more physically active, gym-going and health and wellbeing focused," Professor Farrell said.
The survey also found youth drove an increase in the use of electronic cigarettes, which rose from 8.8 per cent of Australians in 2016 to 11.3 in 2019. Just 1.2 per cent of 20-to-29-year-olds drank alcohol daily, the survey found, compared with 12.6 per for people aged over 70.
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