Gender is an important issue to consider in the context of an aging population. Women experience alcohol-related harms at lower levels of drinking than men (NIAAA, 2016). The prevalence of drinking is increasing among older women (White et al., 2015). A recent nationally representative study conducted from 2002 to 2012 (White et al., 2015) reported upward trends in current drinking among women ages 45–64 and 65+, but not among men in those age groups. The study also reported an upward trend in the quantity of alcohol consumed on drinking days among women ages 45–64.
