Did you know that…..

according to a recent survey men are far more likely (84%) to consume alcoholic beverages than women (68%), and those men who drink tend to do so more frequently than women and have more drinks per sitting ?

And did you know that…..

one quarter (25%) of young people aged 15-24 years drink 5 or more drinks once a week compared to just 1 in 10 (11%) people aged 55+ ?.

This survey (EU citizens’ attitudes towards alcohol) has been carried out in the European Union and published in April 2010 in the Eurobarometer 331. It covers the population 15 years and over of the respective nationalities of the European Union Members. (*)

(*) Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France,Ireland, Italy, Republic of Cyprus, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta,The Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia,Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, The United Kingdom.

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(Edited by Dr. María Moya Guirao, MD)