NEW JERSEY – With July 4th around the corner, an important issue typically accompanies the festivities: heavy drinking.
QuoteWizard’s team of analysts found that New Jersey was the 11th highest state for drinking.
To find which states are home to the heaviest drinkers, QuotWizard analyzed CDC alcohol consumption data to see where heavy drinking is most prevalent. The CDC defines heavy drinking as adult men who consume 15 drinks per week and females who consume eight drinks per week.
They ranked states from one to 50, or from heaviest to lightest drinkers, by a composite score consisting of alcohol consumption per capita, prevalence of heavy drinking and DUI rank.
Key Findings for New Jersey:
- 7.3% of adults are heavy drinkers
- 31st overall for DUIs per 10k drivers
- 3,008 alcohol related deaths per year on average
Nationally, Vermont and Wisconsin ranked the highest for drinking while West Virginia and New York ranked the lowest
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