Source of Alcohol Among Adults in the United States: Differences in the Use of Home Delivery and On-Premises and Off-Premises Alcohol Outlets

While many states have expanded alcohol delivery policies, data are limited on where US adults obtain alcohol, often not specifying alcohol delivery. This study assessed sources of how adults obtained their alcohol, by sociodemographic characteristics and drinking patterns. Among the 2200 adult respondents to the 2024 SummerStyles survey who drink, 4 logistic regressions were used to assess adjusted odds ratios between sociodemographic characteristics and how respondents obtained their alcohol during the past 30 days. Respondents could select more than 1 source, if applicable. Obtaining alcohol from off-premises outlets was most common (73.9%), followed by on-premises outlets (49.9%); 2.4% reported using delivery. Compared to adults who did not binge drink, binge drinking was associated with almost twice the odds of using alcohol delivery. This study underscores the usefulness of further research to assess the effects of alcohol policy changes that modify access to alcohol on excessive drinking and alcohol-related harms.