Poll
Question:
How many units of alcohol do you drink per week on average?
Option 1: I am under 31 and I drink 10 or fewer units per week
votes: 9
Option 2: I am under 31 and I drink 11-20 units per week
votes: 4
Option 3: I am under 31 and I drink 21-40 units per week
votes: 1
Option 4: I am under 31 and I drink 41-60 units per week
votes: 0
Option 5: I am under 31 and I drink 61-80 units per week
votes: 0
Option 6: I am under 31 and I drink more than 80 units per week
votes: 1
Option 7: I am 31-50 and I drink 10 or fewer units per week
votes: 71
Option 8: I am 31-50 and I drink 11-20 units per week
votes: 32
Option 9: I am 31-50 and I drink 21-40 units per week
votes: 25
Option 10: I am 31-50 and I drink 41-60 units per week
votes: 9
Option 11: I am 31-50 and I drink 61-80 units per week
votes: 4
Option 12: I am 31-50 and I drink more than 80 units per week
votes: 4
Option 13: I am 50+ and I drink 10 or fewer units per week
votes: 9
Option 14: I am 50+ and I drink 11-20 units per week
votes: 3
Option 15: I am 50+ and I drink 21-40 units per week
votes: 5
Option 16: I am 50+ and I drink 41-60 units per week
votes: 6
Option 17: I am 50+ and I drink 61-80 units per week
votes: 0
Option 18: I am 50+ and I drink more than 80 units per week
votes: 6
Sorry for the new thread, but I thought a poll was in order and only the OP can add a poll to a thread.
A unit of alcohol is
- a HALF pint of standard (4%) beer
- a pub measure of spirits
- a SMALL glass of 12% wine as in 8 glasses to the bottle, so the standard glass most of us would drink is probably two units.
I was going to add a poll to the other thread but dithered over what way to best do it.. As said above units a week don't cover everyone's problems/experiences with alcohol.
That's right, but it might be interesting anyway to see how much the board drinks and the demographic breakdown.
You oul lads are fair putting it away.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on October 16, 2018, 04:45:21 PM
You oul lads are fair putting it away.
I'm in that category and for me it's a combination of things.....I have more money, no mortgage, kids through uni, I work shifts so one week no drink, next week no work to worry about. My tolerance for drink has grown as I've aged....think it's because I'm more relaxed about life....as a friend said we are in the back 9 of life.....only thing is we don't know if we are heading up the 10th or half way down 18th. I love going home for a few days, meeting up with the old gang and having a good drink.
Great survey. Definitely a trend emerging there
80 units... some people drinking 10 bottles of wine a week! Powerful. If I didn't have a job I could afford that
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on October 16, 2018, 05:46:09 PM
80 units... some people drinking 10 bottles of wine a week! Powerful. If I didn't have a job I could afford that
Maybe you could afford it if it wasn't for Brexit driving the price of a bottle of wine up...
Question on how many are lifetime teetotallers or on the wagon could've been useful too.
Quote from: Fiodoir Ard Mhacha on October 16, 2018, 08:06:34 PM
Question on how many are lifetime teetotallers or on the wagon could've been useful too.
Agreed. It would be useful to know how many dry shites there are on the board....
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on October 16, 2018, 08:54:02 PM
Quote from: Fiodoir Ard Mhacha on October 16, 2018, 08:06:34 PM
Question on how many are lifetime teetotallers or on the wagon could've been useful too.
Agreed. It would be useful to know how many dry shites there are on the board....
So that they can be avoided?
Quote from: Insane Bolt on October 16, 2018, 04:56:42 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on October 16, 2018, 04:45:21 PM
You oul lads are fair putting it away.
I'm in that category and for me it's a combination of things.....I have more money, no mortgage, kids through uni, I work shifts so one week no drink, next week no work to worry about. My tolerance for drink has grown as I've aged....think it's because I'm more relaxed about life....as a friend said we are in the back 9 of life.....only thing is we don't know if we are heading up the 10th or half way down 18th. I love going home for a few days, meeting up with the old gang and having a good drink.
your tolerance doesn't go up because you're more relaxed. People's tolerance for any drug goes up when they consume more of it..... When you stop drinking for a year your tolerance will go down. You will still be relaxed about life but your system will not require the same amount of alcohol to get drunk or buzzed or whatever state you're reaching for....
Quote from: OgraAnDun on October 16, 2018, 07:18:42 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on October 16, 2018, 05:46:09 PM
80 units... some people drinking 10 bottles of wine a week! Powerful. If I didn't have a job I could afford that
Maybe you could afford it if it wasn't for Brexit driving the price of a bottle of wine up...
I'm still buying them at Tesco when the 25% offer is on, check it out, or you can make up your wine and save a fortune :o
Once you have kids the alcohol intake goes way down, or at least it should. Might have an odd bottle of beer on Friday night watching the tv and that's it really. Couldn't be arsed deal with the hangovers anymore.
Quote from: Itchy on October 16, 2018, 10:47:36 PM
Once you have kids the alcohol intake goes way down, or at least it should. Might have an odd bottle of beer on Friday night watching the tv and that's it really. Couldn't be arsed deal with the hangovers anymore.
Agree with this. The bit I've bolded really rings true for me.
how about an option for zero units
Quote from: rosnarun on October 17, 2018, 11:13:31 AM
how about an option for zero units
Its there - 0 is less than 10
Heading out shortly for my 40 units or so😎
Quote from: haranguerer on October 17, 2018, 11:31:45 AM
Quote from: rosnarun on October 17, 2018, 11:13:31 AM
how about an option for zero units
Its there - 0 is less than 10
I was so quick to put myself into the less than 10 category that I put myself in the wrong age category. Haven't been under 31 in years!
You can change your input.