Talk:U.S. history of alcohol minimum purchase age by state

1983 Map is Incorrect
Michigan's drinking age was raised to 21 from 18 in 1978 by constitutional amendment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Michigan_ballot_measures — Preceding unsigned comment added by Benrw (talk • contribs) 05:17, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

Could someone review and correct the image for the minimum drinking age as of 1983? The image shows a number of states had minimum age of 18, but the table indicates a few of these states were already at 21 by 1983. See Michigan and Utah in the table. Is the image incorrect or the table data incorrect? I suspect the image. I didn't check the other states' ages in the 1983 image. So far, it appears that no one who is maintaining the page is reading the talk section and making these corrections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.54.0.181 (talk) 19:24, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

incorrect information
The first map is probably incorrect, at least for New York. My mother was in the 18-21 cohort in New York from 1963-1966 and I know she was old enough to drink there then because she has an interesting story about it: she was seeing a guy up in Canada who she later married and once had some beer in her car with her when she was crossing over into Canada to see him. The Canadian border officials asked her what she had with her and she told them about the beer. They made her turn around and go back to the U.S. because she wasn't of legal age in Canada (but of course she was in New York.)184.98.228.105 (talk) 15:38, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

The Wisconsin underage drinking laws allow for underage to drink with proper guardianship/legal age persons. I don't know how to add or edit references, so here's the link to the state statues http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/125.07(4)(a)2. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrHobbits (talk • contribs) 04:01, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Link not working?
Link to the Alcohol Policy Information system is http://www.alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/Home.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.153.218.58 (talk) 14:29, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Link # 19 leads to "page can not be found" http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/index.asp?Type=BAS_APIS&SEC={DA244DAF-EB78-425C-915B-D26D303F9E13}&DE={468A8313-845A-41C8-A6F1-73D42EDD5F24} 65.113.229.33 (talk) 16:00, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Link # 20 leads to "page can not be found" http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/index.asp?Type=BAS_APIS&SEC={DA244DAF-EB78-425C-915B-D26D303F9E13}&DE={468A8313-845A-41C8-A6F1-73D42EDD5F24} —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.231.44.57 (talk) 08:03, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Maryland law listed incorrectly, New Jersey grandfather clause
I was able to drive from Pennsylvania to Maryland in the spring of 1983 to legally purchase beer and wine at age 19 (I was born on January 28, 1964). That's because people who were born before June 30, 1964 were grandfathered into a lower drinking age for beer and wine (which would have expired June 30, 1985).

In New Jersey, my sister was able to drink at age 18 in 1980 when that state raised the drinking age to 19, because the time of her birth (11:24 PM EST January 2, 1962) beat the date for the grandfather clause by 36 minutes. The law allowed anyone born before January 3, 1962 to drink in that state at age 18. In 1983, when that state raised the age from 19 to 21, I missed the deadline by 4 weeks, as it stated that anyone born before January 1, 1964 could drink in New Jersey at age 19. Bill S. (talk) 00:16, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

South Carolina drinking age info in 1970's column misleading
Prior to the passage of the Drinking Age Act of 1984, South Carolina permitted purchase of beer and wine by persons age 18 or older. Hard liquor already had a minimum purchase age of 21. Mb29644 (talk) 04:30, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

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1969 map incorrect for NY
The 1969 map erroneously shows New York's drinking age as 21, though it had been 18 from 1934-1982. Ajax151 (talk) 15:20, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

I see nobody corrected it yet. Oh well. Ajax151 (talk) 23:43, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Technical difficulty in table
The table seems to contain a technical difficulty, particularly for the New York row. Everything gets smushed onto the leftmost column for some reason. How do we fix it to match the rest of the rows? Ajax151 (talk) 23:45, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Graph titled "Minimum legal drinking age as of 1983" is incorrect for Michigan
The article lists Michigan as raising the age of drinking to 21 in 1978 and indicates this was the first state to raise the age to 21 after lowering it. Yet, the third graph titled "Minimum legal drinking age as of 1983" shows Michigan with a light blue shade indicating that in 1983 the drinking age was 18. The color in the graph for Michigan should be dark red, to indicate the drinking age in 1983 was indeed 21. Dkf12 (talk) 21:48, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Anyone maintaining this article?
There are a couple of valid posts here about the graphs being incorrect, such as New York in "Minimum legal drinking age as of 1969" showing as red for its age being 21 when New York was 18 from 1932 to 1982, and Michigan in "Minimum legal drinking age as of 1983" showing light blue for its age when Michigan was 21 starting in 1978. These are valid and the graphs should be altered, but no one is changing them. Is anyone maintaining this article?Dkf12 (talk) 16:56, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Oklahoma Drinking Laws incorrect prior to 1980s
The article states that Oklahoma allowed the purchase of beer with an alcohol content less than 3.2% ABV by people who were 18, however Oklahoma did not use ABV as a measurement until 2017. The law stated that you could purchase alcohol at 18 given the content was less than 3.2% ABW, which is roughly 4% ABV. Clbrinky (talk) 12:04, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Updated all maps
I have updated the maps as suggested on the discussion page. Furthermore the maps are now of a higher quality (SVG files instead of PNG files) and a better color legend with a accessibility of 95% making it easier to read the maps. If you have any further suggestions for improvement please reply and I will update the maps. Areatius (talk) 20:05, 21 July 2023 (UTC)