越有钱，越爱喝？

    国外的一些机构喜欢做各种各样的调查。调研的主题各种各样！有的关于人们的工作，有的是关于生活的，有的是关于习惯的，性格的，还有的甚至关于个人身上的小毛病的……

    但是您知道吗？据美国的一调查显示，在美国越有钱的人，越爱喝酒。他们饮酒的量比一般收入和低收入的人群大很多，究竟是怎么回事呢？这是一种什么现象呢？他们又会对此采取那些措施呢？看看下面的文章吧。

The classic image of a suit-clad executive throwing back a few scotches after (or during, if you're Don Draper) a day at the office may not be far off, according to new research.

A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that binge drinking is more common among Americans with household incomes of $75,000 or more per year.

But the study also found that Americans with household incomes of less than $25,000 per year consume more drinks when they binge drink, averaging eight or nine drinks per binge.

The CDC defines binge drinking as "consuming four or more drinks for women and five or more drinks for men on an occasion."

In 2010, 23.5 percent of households in the U.S. earned less than $25,000 and 33.2 percent earned $75,000 or more, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The U.S. median household income in 2010 was $51,914.

From the Associated Press:

Overall, about 1 in 6 U.S. adults surveyed said they had binged on alcohol at least once in the previous month, though it was more than 1 in 4 for those ages 18 to 34.

And that's likely an underestimate: Alcohol sales figures suggest people are buying a lot more alcohol than they say they are consuming. Health officials estimate that about half of the beer, wine and liquor consumed in the United States by adults each year is downed during binge drinking.

Taking into account alcohol-related crimes, health care costs and "lost productivity," the CDC estimates that in 2006, "drinking too much, including binge drinking," cost the country $746 per person, or about $1.90 per drink.

The study from the CDC also says that binge drinking is more common in men and those who have attended college, according to the Associated Press.