A survey of attitudes towards alcohol suggests around a third of people in the Channel Islands think getting drunk is socially acceptable, yet around the same number report being negatively affected by someone else's alcohol use.

An independent survey of our attitudes to alcohol questioned 1,264 Jersey residents and 1,393 people in Guernsey.

Around 1 in 3 agreed that getting drunk is socially acceptable behaviour.  The belief is more widely-held in people under 40 (58% in Jersey, 50% in Guernsey) compared to 8-9% of over 65s.

However, around 1 in 3 also said their life had been impacted by someone else's drinking, again rising to around half of under 40s in contrast to a fifth of over 65s.

Alongside this, more islanders are concerned about how alcohol affects other people's antisocial behaviour, than their own.

Almost 9 in 10 people in Jersey worry about other people being antisocial whilst drinking, but only 20% are concerned about their behaviour.

In Guernsey, the statistics are similar.

89% of people worry about antisocial behaviour due to drinking alcohol, but only 21% are concerned about the impact of alcohol on their own behaviour.

Island Global Research's 2024 Alcohol Survey reveals more than half of people think more should be done to reduce harm caused by alcohol - with strong support for health warnings on adverts (67-70%), and more controls on were alcohol is advertised (57-58%)

However, more than 2 in 5 people in Jersey are against limiting drink promotions.

It comes as Jersey's politicians consider changing the island's licensing laws, which currently ban promotions such as 'Happy Hour' or '2-for-1'.

READ: Plans to overhaul Jersey's 1974 alcohol licensing law

People in both islands strongly agree that alcohol duty should not be increased.

Around two-thirds of survey respondents in Jersey oppose the idea, with more than half in Guernsey against the idea.

READ: Call for Guernsey to freeze alcohol duty

Around 1 in 3 support minimum unit pricing in shops.

Jersey's comments on alcohol attitudes

Guernsey's comments on alcohol attitudes