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8/2010 Gallup Poll: 67% of America Drinks, Especially the Rich and Heathen

Source: Gallup.com

Gallup published an interesting poll on alcohol consumption in America on July 29th. Among its interesting findings are:

  • America is in one of its drinking upswings. In 1990, 56% of Americans said they drank (and 44 said they were total abstainers).  In 2010, 67% enjoy a drink, while 33% don’t touch the stuff;
  • In terms of preference, beer maintains the lead.  Of drinkers, 41% call beer their preferred tipple, 32% wine, and 21% liquor;
  • More men prefer beer than women; and more women prefer wine than men; and
  • The wealthy (81%), the highly educated (74%), and non-churchgoers (75%) are WAY more likely to identify as drinkers than the poor (46%), the less educated (58%), and the weekly church-goer (54%).
Source: Gallup.com
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