Many Americans Are Drinking Alcohol On The Job While Working From Home During Quarantine, Study Suggests – By Tyler MacDonald (Inquisitr) / April 11 2020
With many Americans working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, some are turning to alcohol, TMZ reported. A new study from the website Alcohol surveyed 3,000 American workers to break down the percentage of people drinking alcohol while working from home in each state.
As seen in a map of the data, the highest numbers are generally observed in the midwest and plains states, such as Montana, Kansas, and Iowa, all of which have percentages in the 40s. But the two highest rates — 50 percent — are in New Hampshire and Virginia. Conversely, the lowest percentages are seen in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Maine, with 8 percent, 13 percent, and 15 percent, respectively.
The drink of choice for working was beer. Of those surveyed, one-in-three said they were more likely to drink alcohol while isolated, and one-fifth of the people surveyed admitted to stockpiling alcohol in anticipation of being forced inside from the pandemic.
As reported by Axios, most governors deemed suppliers of alcoholic beverages as essential businesses amid the closure of non-essential stores, and others allowed restaurants the option of offering alcohol as a carry-out or delivery option. The publication also noted a recent Wall Street Journal report that claimed that alcohol sales at liquor and grocery sales increased by 22 percent for the week ending March 22 in comparison to the same period in 2019.
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