Is there a relationship between sports, alcohol, and DUI?
According to The Harris Poll®, “no matter the beverage, a majority of regular drinkers are tipping something back while watching their favorite sports, regardless of the setting.”
Sports and Drinking
The Harris Poll® noted the following popularity of drinking while watching sports, with the difference noted between watching sports in person, i.e. attending a sporting event, vs. watching a game on TV.
- Football: 84% drink any alcohol while watching on television and 83% while watching live
- Boxing: 80% and 81%
- Hockey: 78% and 79%
- Basketball: 78% and 80%
- Baseball: 77% and 81%
- Car racing: 76% and 81%
- Horse Racing: 75% and 80%
- Soccer: 74% and 76%
- Beach volleyball: 73% and 76%
- Golf: 71% and 76%
- Tennis: 67% and 75%
Drinking and DUI
According to StatisticBrain.com, the average number of people arrested annually for drunk driving is 1,500,000.
DUI arrests by age group as it pertains the percent of arrests:
16 – 17 years old is 1.8 %
18 – 24 is 25.3 %
25 – 29 is 15 %
30 – 34 is 12.2 %
35-39 is 10.6 %
40 – 44 is 9.8 %
45 – 49 is 8.9 %
50 – 54 is 7.3 %
55 – 59 is 4.6 %
60 – 64 is 2.7 %
65 and older is 1.8 %
Source:
What were “DUI Offenders Reported Drinking?”
Beer only 54 %
Liquor only 23 %
More than one type 21 %
Wine only 2 %
Source: http://www.statisticbrain.com/number-of-dui-arrests-per-state/
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