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At least that’s what a Bloomberg’s interpretation of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The District was on top with more than 30% of adults reporting having indulged in binge drinking within the last month, followed in the top five by North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Tyler Durden prepared this handy chart form the Bloomberg data:
Somehow, it seems appropriate.
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I seem to recall you pointing out to me just last week that, hey, DC isn’t actually a state, it’s just a mid-sized city. Rhode Island is close to that.
I think the takeaway here is:
1) People who admit to binge drinking tend to live in cities
2) Those Norwegian bachelor farmers are gonna need liver transplants
@Franklin:
I get Utah. But why is North Carolina full of teetotalers? (Yes I realize that’s not precisely what’s being measured here …)
Because Black Tar(Heel) Heroin is the preferred substance product?
A few points about the data: Its for people ages 26 and older, so I imagine the numbers would be much higher if it started with 21. Binge drinking is five or more drinks on the same occasion.
The biggest denomination in North Carolina is Southern Baptist. The second is Methodist, which can be temperate in certain congregations.
@DrDaveT: Well, that was me, not Doug. And, yes, I think you’re right (on this one, not the notion that it’s a fair comparison). It makes for amusing jokes but it’s not an apples to oranges comparison.
