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The Effect Our Significant Other Has on Our Drinking Habits

FOR BETTER OR WORSE THE EFFECT OUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER DRINKING НАВITS HAS ON OUR While emergence into early adulthood seems to be coupled with a decline in alcohol consumption, there are other surprising factors influencing whether or not you belly up to the bar. [1] HOW DOES YOUR MARITAL STATUS INFLUENCE THE AMOUNT YOU DRINK? MEN 12, 31 WOMEN (2, 31 MARRIAGE Long-term marriage Marriage tends to REDUCES THE INCREASE ALCOHOL AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION men consume. among women. Men who are married drink less than Married women drink more than divorced, widowed, or single men. long-term divorced or recently widowed women. Part of the reason married men drink so little is because their wives do. Even though married men drink less than single, divorced, or widowed men, THEY STILL DRINK MORE than married women. While MARRIED WOMEN DRINK LESS than their husbands, they drink more than the long-divorced or recently widowed women. Many wives actively work to limit the amount their husbands drink. This is due in part to the drinking habits of their husbands. Married men have MORE ALCOHOL-RELATED Some wives cite enjoying time with their husbands as a PROBLEMS than married women. primary motivator to Men spend less time with their drinking friends following marriage. drink more alcohol. DIVORCE Women going through a RECENT DIVORCE HAVE MORE DIVORCED ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS MEN DRINK than women in a long-term marriage. MORE than divorced women. Recently-divorced men drink significantly more alcohol than men in a long-term marriage. Divorced women have FEWER ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS than divorced men. Three quarters of divorced men Following a divorce, women's alcohol consumption claim the stresses of their divorce led them to more alcohol consumption. decreases. WIDOWED Widowed men DRINK MORE than widowed women. Women tend to deal with stressors through internalized methods, like depression, lessening their amount of alcohol consumption (relative to men) during stressful times. Men often use external coping mechanisms, like alcohol consumption, to get through stress, grief, or sadness. Widowed women have FEWER ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS than widowed men. SINGLE Single men DRINK MORE Single women have FEWER ALCOHOL-RELATED than single women. PROBLEMS than single men. DRINKING IN GENERAL (4) IIIIII The average man who consumes alcohol The average woman who consumes has EIGHT DRINKS PER WEEK. alcohol has SIX DRINKS PER WEEK. More women choose not to drink MOST MEN at all than men. PREFER TO DRINK BEER OR LIQUOR. MOST WOMEN PREFER TO DRINK WINE. Men spend, on average, about $20 A WEEK ON Women spend, on average, about ALCOHOL. $11 A WEEK ON ALCOHOL. 16% of men say they need to drink to have a Women tend to get drunk for the first time prior to the age of 18. good time. Women are more likely to have DESIGNATED DRIVERS. of women claimed 10% they needed to drink to have a good time. Men are more likely than women to drink alone. 21% 13% of men have gone of women have gone to work with a HANGOVER. to work with a HANGOVER. Men and women experience the same rate of blacking out, vomiting, and having their stomachs PUMPED. Itotal divorce" Sources: [1): http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/pubiications/arh284/182-190.htm [2]: http://www.asanet.org/press/study_examines_relatinoship_between_marriage_alcohol.cfm [3]: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/20/marriaga-alcohol-study-wives-drink-single-women_n_1810133.html [4]: http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/women-vs-men-shine-survey-results-on-how-we-drink-2465165.html

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While emergence into early adulthood seems to be coupled with a decline in alcohol consumption, there are other surprising factors influencing whether or not you belly up to the bar. In this infograph...

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