High earners drink more

Professional and high-income households are the heaviest drinkers, according to figures from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS). On average, British men drank 18.7 units of alcohol weekly during 2006 compared with nine units for women. This rose to 22.9 units per week for men and 12.5 for women in the top socio-economic group. When asked about their heaviest drinking day in the previous ...

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