— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
According to The Daily Beast, SF is the 3rd drunkest city in America. Citing data from the CDC, Experian Simmons, and some other groups with fancy-sounding names, our fair city racks up some impressive numbers:
Average drinks, per person, per month: 12.06
Percent of adults who are heavy drinkers: 8.2
Percent of adults who are binge drinkers: 19.6
Deaths per 100,000 residents from alcoholic liver disease: 6.9
Now, I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around the fact that the average San Franciscan only has 12 drinks a month, but I suppose all the real adults and teetotalers are going to bring those numbers down. Who beat us out? Milwaukee (hometown of PBR and Milwaukee's Best) and Fargo (hometown of absolutely nothing).
Raise your 40s high, people.
(Thanks for the tip, Lauren!)
Comments (3)
I wonder if our addicted homeless population actually brings this number way up, rather than the goings on at yr place, Kevmo. Deaths per 100,000 residents from alcoholic liver disease is 6.9 for us, whereas it’s only 3.9 for the top two (Milwaukee & Fargo). That seems fishy.
So wait, those stats imply that you can be a “binge drinker” without being a “heavy drinker”? I would think binge drinking implies heavy drinking. To most people, anyway.
And yeah, 12 drinks makes a good Saturday, not a MONTH.
Too bad Andre the Giant is dead, as the number one city for alcohol consumption would certainly be wherever he was.