Some interesting statistics on alcohol consumption in the US

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08-20-2013, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Wastinglife

40% of US men haven't drank alcohol in the past year!?? So pretty much 40% don't drink at all, wow. I can honestly say that I don't know any man who hasn't drank in a year (besides recovering alcoholics) so this figure kinda shocked me.

That's actually 40% of the women. It is only 28% of the men who didn't drink in the last year. If you look on Wikipedia at the List of Teetotalers, it is surprising how many high achieving people are on that list.