Answer:
A.alcohol consumption
Explanation:
There were a few other things that they looked for besides A, B, C, and D but the common one among all there data was the intake of alcohol among younger adults choosing life satisfaction.
A. You can easily rule out wishes and entertainment because the definitions (and connotations) do not match the rest of the sentence. Embarrassment also does not fit, because one can infer from word choice that the people were far more angry than embarrassed.
The answer is a Hyperbole
