There are drinkers of all classes, but I think people who have more money drink more alcohol, and more people drink at all. That's been my experience. Just to

There are drinkers of all classes, but I think people who have more money drink more alcohol, and more people drink at all. That's been my experience. Just to verify, I did a search on the topic, and research bears it out. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/drinking-statistics-by-income-080210 http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/drinking-statistic... The one big difference is how and when people drink. I think poor people tend to drink at home, maybe in the yard, out in the sun, but don't drink at bars. Middle class people are more likely to drink at bars, or drink indoors at home. That's what you do when you have more money and nicer interiors. :) (And it's probably easy to quit drinking when you can't afford it.) The exception might be winos and alkies, who are poor because they are alkies. I think the constant presence of socially non-functional addicts in poor communities is probably a contributor to the stats in the linked article. And that article states something that I mentioned in another comment: that people with more money drink to socialize and network. [Edit: I can see how the statement would work for that audience... but it's still a damaging stereotype. Now we know it's not grounded in fact, and worse than I thought.]