Alcohol consumption steady in recession


PRINCETON, N.J., Jun 29, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- U.S. residents interviewed
for a Gallup Poll say their alcohol consumption has changed little during the
recession.

Despite some anecdotal reports of an increase in drinking, the percentage of
U.S. adults who drink alcohol remained steady at 64 percent, essentially
unchanged from a year ago, Gallup reported Monday.

The 64 percent said they have "occasion to use alcoholic beverages," a
percentage that has remained steady within 3 or 4 percentage points since about
1947, Gallup said in comparing previous polls.

Sixty-five percent of drinkers in the June survey said they had at least one
drink -- usually beer -- within the last seven days, which is the same as a poll
taken a year ago and similar to polls reported each year since 2001, Gallup
said.

The June 14-17 telephone poll interviewed 1,011 adults nationwide and had a
sampling error of 3 percentage points.



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