(Julio Cortez | AP)The percentage of Americans who say they drink has fallen to a record low, according to a new Gallup poll. This year, only 54% of Americans said they drink alcohol, said the analytics company , which has tracked Americans’ drinking habits since 1939. “For quite some time, there’s been this heavy focus on [the effects of] heavy drinking or binge drinking,” she said. In the recent Gallup survey, only 50% of Americans from ages 18 to 34 reported drinking alcohol, compared to 56% of people 35 and up. Additionally, 44% of women preferred wine, compared to 14% of men; 52% of men preferred beer, compared to 23% of women.