I ran across this interesting article on which industries spawn the most drinkers. I was a bit surprised by some, and not at all by others. Take a look at it and see what you think.
The
US' alcohol consumption was also shown to have increased between 2006 and 2010
despite the economic recession. Many
people turn to a pint on a Friday to mark the end of the working week.
But
heavy drinking, in which five or more drinks are consumed in one sitting,
appears to be more of a problem in some lines of work than others. According to government data studied by
Statista, the above graphic shows the ten top industries in the US where
workers say they drink heavily each month.
Miners
and builders report drinking the most, with 17.5 per cent of adults in the
mining industry saying they drank heavily in the last month, and the construction
industry not far behind on 16.5 per cent.
Niall McCarthy, a data journalist at Statista, found working down a mine
shaft led more people to find a way to unwind at the end of the day. "Due
to its dark, tough and dangerous nature, mining has been named as the industry
with the hardest drinkers in the United States," said Mr McCarthy.
Hospitality
and food services came in third at 11.8 per cent, whilst manufacturing,
agriculture and the retail trade came in eighth, ninth and tenth with more
modest amounts of alcohol consumed. Heavy
drinking, or binge drinking, is defined in the study as five or more drinks on
the same occasion, on five or more days in the past month.
The
data comes as a study this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) showed that binge drinking in the US has increased between 2006 and 2010,
with a great cost to the economy.
