Drunkest cities and other stats

[billski]

• New Hampshire residents consume 89 percent more beer than New Yorkers do.
• The rich out-drink the poor by 27.4 percent.
• College graduates are nearly twice as likely to drink as are people who didn't finish high school.
• People employed in the arts and in the leisure and hospitality industries are nearly three times as likely to be "problem drinkers" as those employed in education, social services, and health care.
• UNH is rated #1 druggiest college
• Burlington VT is rates #6 drunkest, Boston is #6, Hartford #16,
  

source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/

 

[drjeff]

The only one of those that really suprised me was that college grads drank more than those that didn't finish High School

 

[riverc0il]

The only one of those that really suprised me was that college grads drank more than those that didn't finish High School

That would only surprise me if you don't count the actual college years themselves.

Also, I think it needs to be better quantified. What do they mean by drinking? A single high alcohol content craft brew? Or a couple of cans of swill from the 30 rack? Do both count as one night drinking? I bet those with college degrees are more likely to shell out $10 for 4 bottles and drink one per night rather than rackin' up the 30s.

 

[drjeff]

That would only surprise me if you don't count the actual college years themselves.

Also, I think it needs to be better quantified. What do they mean by drinking? A single high alcohol content craft brew? Or a couple of cans of swill from the 30 rack? Do both count as one night drinking? I bet those with college degrees are more likely to shell out $10 for 4 bottles and drink one per night rather than rackin' up the 30s.

Goods points. I also was totally of the mind set of a 30 pack of Busch, and also completely mentally omitted the "glass of merlot" a night crowd from my initial thought pattern

Tonight atleast, I'm doing my part to help the "college grad" drinkers category! :lol: :beer: