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Rich Out-Drink the Poor— and More Boozy Facts

Uganda is world's thirstiest country

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 30, 2010 3:02 PM CST

(Newser) – Drinking cuts across all social, economic, and cultural lines, but who imbibes the most? Some answers, compiled by the Daily Beast:

  • Men drink more than women (57.6% vs. 46.5%). The gender gap is all but nil for underage drinkers, then widens with age.
  • New Hampshire drinks the most beer of any state. At 31.6 gallons per capita per year, New Hampshirites easily outswig New Yorkers (16.7 gallons).

  • Ugandans out-drink everyone, with 19.47 liters of pure alcohol consumed per capita per year.
  • Rich Americans drink more than the poor. Those whose income is four times the poverty level are far more likely to have had a drink in the last 30 days than those below the level.
  • Washington, DC, drinks twice as much wine per capita as California. The latter may be famous for making wine, but DC holds a higher concentration of the wine-drinking demographic.
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Washington, DC, consumes twice as much wine per capita as California.
Washington, DC, consumes twice as much wine per capita as California.   (Shutterstock)
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Cat-Lover
Dec 30, 2010 9:18 PM CST
I read somewhere that the poor then to be clad, to a more degree, than the rich during sex. I guess it doesn't hold true with drunk kids.
Toon
Dec 30, 2010 7:22 PM CST
This one was really interesting: Rich Americans drink more than the poor. Those whose income is four times the poverty level are far more likely to have had a drink in the last 30 days than those below the level. Given that those under 25 are more likely to drink and to be lower income than those over that age, it would be interesting to see how income effects drinking patterns just in the 25-55 age range.
Spudsy
Dec 30, 2010 4:03 PM CST
I gotta party with those Ugandans ASAP.
 

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