This Is The Drunkest City In North Carolina
No judgment here if you choose to enjoy an alcoholic beverage or two. As long as you are being safe, not driving, and drinking responsibly. According to 24/7 Wall Street,…
No judgment here if you choose to enjoy an alcoholic beverage or two. As long as you are being safe, not driving, and drinking responsibly. According to 24/7 Wall Street, "approximately 19.0% of adults in the U.S. report regularly consuming unhealthy amounts of alcohol." But of course some states consume more or less of that amount. In order to determine which states have the most heavy or binge drinking, 24/7 Wall Street used county health data. They also determined the drunkest city in each state, including North Carolina.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines binge drinking as four or more drinks on a single occasion for women and five or more for men, and heavy drinking as eight or more drinks per week for women and 15 or more for men. It should come as no surprise that the state with the least amount of binge drinking is Utah. Mormons, which the population of Utah is heavily Mormon, don't drink. It's against their religion. On the opposite end of the spectrum the drunkest state or the one with the highest binge drinking rates- is Wisconsin. Riddle me that.
North Carolina fell somewhat in the middle, with a 16.9% excessive drinking rate. Good job NC at least it's lower than the national average. I'll take that as a win. But perhaps the most interesting part of this data? 24/7 Wall Street also named the drunkest city in each state. And the drunkest city in North Carolina? Jacksonville. My first guess probably would have been a college town, likely Greenville. East Carolina University is known to get a little wild and is always included on the top party schools list. But in hindsight Jacksonville, the home of a Marine base, yeah it adds up.
You can read the full study, list, and methodology directly from 24/7 Wall Street here. Cheers!
North Carolina Named One Of Top 10 States For Beer Lovers
April 7th is National Beer Day! Which if you're a beer lover or casual beer drinker is reason enough to celebrate. So celebrate we will! I wouldn't classify myself as a beer lover by any means, but it is my go-to before football games and at outdoor concerts, in the summer you'll usually find me with a Corona. Take me to a brewery though and I honestly never have any idea what to order. So while our friends at BetCarolina ranked the best states for beer lovers, I don't fit that category. But if you are reading this then chances are you do! And the good news is that North Carolina ranked in the top 10 states for beer lovers.
The rankings take into account quality, quantity, and affordability. NC's highest score came in the affordability category. Here's exactly how BetCarolina calucated these rankings, they "utilized BeerAdvocate.com to get the average rating of beers brewed in the state (ratings given out of 5), BrewersAssociation.org to get the amount of breweries per capita (per 100,000 residents) and MakeBeerEasy.com for the average price of a 24-pack per state. Once acquiring that information, we averaged out the ranking of the states to get our final rankings."
They ranked all 50 states but below you'll find the top 13. You can read the full study here. Cheers and Happy National Beer Day beer lovers! Celebrate accordingly.
13. Massachusetts
Quality Ranking: 1
Quantity Ranking: 27
Affordability Ranking: 25
Total Average: 17.6
12. (TIE) Vermont
Quality Ranking: 6
Quantity Ranking: 1
Affordability Ranking: 45
Total Average: 17.3
12. (TIE) Virginia
Quality Ranking: 25
Quantity Ranking: 17
Affordability Ranking: 10
Total Average: 17.3
10. Minnesota
Quality Ranking: 16
Quantity Ranking: 14
Affordability Ranking: 19
Total Average: 16.3
8. (TIE) Rhode Island
Quality Ranking: 22
Quantity Ranking: 22
Affordability Ranking: 4
Total Average: 16
8. (TIE) North Carolina
Quality Ranking: 23
Quantity Ranking: 18
Affordability Ranking: 7
Total Average: 16
6. (TIE) Indiana
<strong style="font-size: 16px;">Quality Ranking</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">: 8</span>
Quantity Ranking: 26
Affordability Ranking: 11
Total Average: 15
6. (TIE) New York
Quality Ranking: 12
Quantity Ranking: 30
Affordability Ranking: 3
Total Average: 15
5. Missouri
Quality Ranking: 4
Quantity Ranking: 28
Affordability Ranking: 12
Total Average: 14.6
4. Colorado
Quality Ranking: 15
Quantity Ranking: 6
Affordability Ranking: 21
Total Average: 14
3. Illinois
Quality Ranking: 7
Quantity Ranking: 32
Affordability Ranking: 1
Total Average: 13.3
2. Iowa
Quality Ranking: 2
Quantity Ranking: 19
Affordability Ranking: 15
Total Average: 12
1. Michigan
Quality Ranking: 11
Quantity Ranking: 13
Affordability Ranking: 6
Total Average: 10
