Breathalyzer Statistics Show When And Where America Is Getting Drunk (Charts And Maps And Shit)
Americans drink. Americans get drunk. This is common knowledge and certainly not newsworthy. Everyone loves statistics and rankings, though. It’s all about seeing where you stack up against the rest of the country’s drunkards–pride or shame, depending on your stance on drinking.
A San Francisco based company, BACtrack, used their pocket breathalyzers to monitor the drinking habits of 100,000 red-blooded, American drinkers for one year.
From Fast Company:
The data was aggregated from 100,000 unique anonymous users around the globe over a 12-month period, shedding light on how much we drink, when we drink, and which states appear to drink the most.
Average BAC by days of the week:
BAC by holidays:
Drunkest states (by average BAC):
And finally, top 10 drunkest and top (bottom?) 10 soberest cities:
[via Fast Company]
Would’ve guessed that most upstanding citizens’ BACs don’t drop below .2 until around noon New Years Day
10 years ago at 3:29 pmI mean what else is there to do in Montana and South Dakota other than get fucked up.
10 years ago at 4:13 pmHow did New Orleans not make the top 10 cities? ….Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street, LSU?
10 years ago at 4:53 pmLSU isn’t in New Orleans.
10 years ago at 11:44 pmThe only time I’ve ever fucking wanted my state to be blue.
10 years ago at 5:07 pmWith Manziel in Cleveland you can expect their BAC to skyrocket soon.
10 years ago at 5:18 pmHouston. NF.
10 years ago at 5:43 pmThe author of the tfm is from Houston cocksucker
10 years ago at 10:36 pmUtah, NF.
10 years ago at 8:35 pmSaturday being included on the list of holidays. TFM
10 years ago at 11:05 pmDenver is in the bottom ten BACs, because now they can just get high as hell instead.
10 years ago at 11:45 pmDallas. FaF
10 years ago at 11:54 pm