China Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 This map illustrates the average number of litres of alcohol consumed per capita based on data from 2003. The figures for individual states were taken from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the figures for the other countries were taken from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). http://www.unusualmaps.com/Consumption.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Huh, I thought they drank more than that in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamingwolf Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 its difficult carrying an entire state to keep it from being last, but I try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Well now I know not to put too much stock in the New Hampshire primaries. They're all drunk. :2drunks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartskins Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 If you've met one Greenland drunk, you've met them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartskins Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Oh, and what about Latin America, Asia and Africa: do they not drink in those places or are they not part of the "world"? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 France is expected with all the wine that they drink... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I'm wondering how skewed this map is due to the fact that they are measuring litres. In other words, Mexico doesn't drink many litres of alcohol because you don't need as much tequila to get tanked as you do beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I'm surprised West Virginia isn't higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Are Wyoming and Wisconsin that bad? Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief skin Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 The drunks in Philly should have pushed Pennsylvania higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Oh, and what about Latin America, Asia and Africa: do they not drink in those places or are they not part of the "world"? :laugh: I'm guessing the data was not available? :whoknows: And congrats Nevada. You have confirmed my hypothesis: you would have to be drunk all the time to live in that dump of a state (weekend visits to Vegas, however, are just fine!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Is that a red Delaware? What's going on there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Why is there only one red dot in NY and why does it appear to be over my house? :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 OK, I'm calling BS on this one. . .well in the case of NH. . . First, NH has a very VERY small population. . .Second, they sell alcohol on Sundays. Massachusetts used to have Puritanistic blue laws on the books about selling alcohol on Sundays until about 2 years ago. . . So what does that have to do with this study? Well, my "guess" would be that the average person in NH doesn't consume that much alcohol, but the numbers are skewed from the Masshol3s going over the border on Sundays to get their liquor. Heck, I've made the NH package store run at least 40-50 times in my life, and during football season, it was almost a given. . .now, this doesn't even MENTION that Masshol3s who live along the border by all their booze and cigs from NH. Yes, a carton of Marlboros is $29 in NH compared to $50 in Mass. There is no alcohol tax either, so for things like weddings, people run up to NH and buy $1500 worth of booze and save a few hundred dollars. So in other words, the data fails to show the impact of non NH residents going across state lines to get their fix on sundays, and to get their cheap booze. In fact I would venture a guess that probably 20-30% of the sales of alcohol in NH is to people from other states (I'd have to look it up, but that would be an initial guess). So as the saying goes. . .don't always believe what you read, there are other hidden meanings in everything in reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drums and skins Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Yea, lots of ways this data can be skewed. Las Vegas probably amounts to most of Nevada's alcohol... But per capita, Las Vegas is filled with tourists, not actual residents, thus making it look like they buy more than there actually is. The same as Delaware (as mentioned). As far as tourism goes, the beaches and tax-free shopping of Delaware encourage a lot of visits from non-residents, thus skewing the numbers. As for why WV isn't as high as you'd think... I guess they can't keep tabs of all moonshine people make themselves . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottie Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Having been to Mexico quite a few times, I am pretty shocked at their low rating in this catagory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 OK, I'm calling BS on this one. . .well in the case of NH. . .First, NH has a very VERY small population. . .Second, they sell alcohol on Sundays. Massachusetts used to have Puritanistic blue laws on the books about selling alcohol on Sundays until about 2 years ago. . . So what does that have to do with this study? Well, my "guess" would be that the average person in NH doesn't consume that much alcohol, but the numbers are skewed from the Masshol3s going over the border on Sundays to get their liquor. Heck, I've made the NH package store run at least 40-50 times in my life, and during football season, it was almost a given. . .now, this doesn't even MENTION that Masshol3s who live along the border by all their booze and cigs from NH. Yes, a carton of Marlboros is $29 in NH compared to $50 in Mass. There is no alcohol tax either, so for things like weddings, people run up to NH and buy $1500 worth of booze and save a few hundred dollars. So in other words, the data fails to show the impact of non NH residents going across state lines to get their fix on sundays, and to get their cheap booze. In fact I would venture a guess that probably 20-30% of the sales of alcohol in NH is to people from other states (I'd have to look it up, but that would be an initial guess). So as the saying goes. . .don't always believe what you read, there are other hidden meanings in everything in reality yeah well your numbers are skewed because of the Kenedys. NY Drinks MUCH more the M*******s I just love how we fight over who drinks more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 yeah well your numbers are skewed because of the Kenedys. NY Drinks MUCH more the M*******s I just love how we fight over who drinks more True, NYC bars are open until 4am, Boston. . .2am. Those last 2 hours are a doozie though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 True, NYC bars are open until 4am, Boston. . .2am. Those last 2 hours are a doozie though Albany bars used to be open till 4...some still are. A few are actually open till 5 or 6..shhhh don't tell anyone :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefhogskin48 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 We are a binge drinking culture, but few people drink daily as in Europe. Most people save it for special occasions, like football games, bars on weekends, weddings, etc. Chom- good point on the New Hampshire thing. And other good points on why Nevada and Deleware might have higher rates than they ought to. I remember back when I took statistics, my teacher basically showed me how every "study" can be deeply flawed, yet people take it at face value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeRedskins Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 OK, I'm calling BS on this one. . .well in the case of NH. . .First, NH has a very VERY small population. . .Second, they sell alcohol on Sundays. Massachusetts used to have Puritanistic blue laws on the books about selling alcohol on Sundays until about 2 years ago. . . So what does that have to do with this study? Well, my "guess" would be that the average person in NH doesn't consume that much alcohol, but the numbers are skewed from the Masshol3s going over the border on Sundays to get their liquor. Heck, I've made the NH package store run at least 40-50 times in my life, and during football season, it was almost a given. . .now, this doesn't even MENTION that Masshol3s who live along the border by all their booze and cigs from NH. Yes, a carton of Marlboros is $29 in NH compared to $50 in Mass. There is no alcohol tax either, so for things like weddings, people run up to NH and buy $1500 worth of booze and save a few hundred dollars. So in other words, the data fails to show the impact of non NH residents going across state lines to get their fix on sundays, and to get their cheap booze. In fact I would venture a guess that probably 20-30% of the sales of alcohol in NH is to people from other states (I'd have to look it up, but that would be an initial guess). So as the saying goes. . .don't always believe what you read, there are other hidden meanings in everything in reality I think the same goes with Delaware since Penn's beer buying laws are wierd with having to buy them from bars or whatever. And really, West Virginia that low? Really? Don't they sell liquor in gas stations there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman44 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Not surprised to see NH at the top. The rest areas on their major highways have State Liquor Stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchgear Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 How convenient that China, the country, doesn't show up in this thread by China, the thread starter. Hmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 How convenient that China, the country, doesn't show up in this thread by China, the thread starter. Hmmmm.... Have you ever had Mao tai. It's nasty. The Chinese don't want to advertise that they're willing to drink that stuff, so the government conveniently doesn't put out drinking statistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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