Why do websites of alcohol products ask for age by showing drop downs rather than simply asking if you are of legal drinking age?

1. Is it wrong for people under the age of 21 to drink alcohol?
2. What is the lowest drinking age in the world?
3. Why do you think that the drinking age is 21?
4. What age should you start drinking alcohol?

Is it wrong for people under the age of 21 to drink alcohol?

Drinking by those under the age 21 is a public health problem. Excessive drinking contributes to more than 3,900 deaths among people below the age of 21 in the U.S. each year. Underage drinking cost the U.S. economy $24 billion in 2010.

What is the lowest drinking age in the world?

The youngest legal drinking age in the world is 15, with both Mali and the Central African Republic allowing folks to drink at that time. Seven countries do not have a government-mandated drinking age, while 11 countries ban the consumption of booze entirely.

Why do you think that the drinking age is 21?

Teens get drunk twice as fast as adults,⁹ but have more trouble knowing when to stop. Teens naturally overdo it and binge more often than adults. Enforcing the legal drinking age of 21 reduces traffic crashes,^4-6 protects young people's maturing brains,^12,14 and keeps young people safer overall.

What age should you start drinking alcohol?

Children and young people are advised not to drink alcohol before the age of 18. Alcohol use during the teenage years is related to a wide range of health and social problems.