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Summary of changes in prevalence and mean age at onset of drinking across birth cohorts. Bars represent odds ratios for alcohol dependence among drinkers, referenced to the 1934–43 birth cohort. Lines represent net change in mean AOD, relative to the 1934–43 birth cohort.