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Survey of Portland Drinking

Results from our online survey

November 16, 2010 Published in the December 2010 issue of Portland Monthly

WHEN I DRINK

1. I was ______ when I had my first sip of alcohol.	Portland	PM Staff
a. Under 12	27%	31%
b. 13-17	54%	45%
c. 18-20	17%	21%
d. 21+	2%	3%

2. I generally have at least one drink ______ days per week.
a. 1-2	28%	24%
b. 3-5	45%	38%
c. 6-7	22%	38%
d. I don’t drink	2%	0%

3. In a normal week, I typically consume ____ drinks.
a. 0-2	15%	14%
b. 3-5	28%	21%
c. 6-9	27%	45%
d. 10-14	18%	17%
e. 15-25	9%	3%
f. 25+	3%	0%

4. I prefer to drink…
a. At home	48%	32%
b. In a bar	49%	68%
c. At work	1%	0

5. When I drink at home, I typically drink…	Portland	PM Staff
a. Beer	39%	26%
b. Wine	46%	70%
c. Cocktail or mixed drink	12%	4%
d. The hard stuff, straight or on the rocks	3%	0

6. _________ most informs my drinking choices.
a. Taste	78%	75%
b. Television	0	0
c. Movies	0	0
d. Music	0	0
e. Magazines	1%	4%
f. My friends	12%	14%
g. My parents	1%	0
h. Other	2%	2%

7. When I drink hard alcohol, I drink…
a. Vodka	33%	23%
b. Gin	15%	23%
c. Whiskey/Bourbon/Scotch	29%	35%
d. Tequila	8%	12%
e. Rum	9%	4%
f. Other	6%	4%

11. I drink to…	Portland	PM Staff
a. Relax	19%	12%
b. Socialize	48%	44%
c. Get drunk	2%	0
d. Enjoy the drink	29%	44%
e. Forget	1%	0
f. Other	1%	0

12. I am inebriated after ______ drinks.
a. 1-2	8%	14%
b. 3-4	52%	57%
c. 5-7	34%	21%
d. 8+	6%	7%

13. After a couple of drinks, I get…
a. Happy	70%	61%
b. Angry	0	7%
c. Flirtatious	16%	18%
d. Sad	0	0
e. Other	9%	14%

14. True or False: I have driven drunk in the last month.
a. True	15%	4%
b. False	85%	96%

15. In a typical month, I have _______ hangovers.
a. 0	44%	46%
b. 1	33%	36%
c. 2-3	17%	18%
d. 4+	3%	0

16. My favorite type of bar is a…	Portland	PM Staff
a. Sports bar	4%	4%
b. Dive bar	21%	35%
c. Cocktail bar	26%	27%
d. Karaoke bar	2%	0
e. Club	3%	8%
f. Hotel bar	3%	0
g. Brewpub	34%	23%
h. Other	8%	4%

17. I won’t pay more than _______ for a cocktail.
a. $8	49%	31%
b. $10	36%	48%
c. $12	11%	17%
d. $15+	3%	3%

18. When I order drinks at a bar, I normally tip ________.
a. A buck	42%	48%
b. 10 percent	10%	3%
c. 20 percent or more	43%	45%
d. I don’t tip	1%	0
e. It depends on how good looking the bartender is.	3%	3%

19. I prefer my bartender to…
a. Free pour	76%	59%
b. Use a jigger (one of those measuring things)	8%	24%
c. Shut up and just serve me my drink	13%	17%

20. True or false: I flush the toilet with my foot in bar bathrooms.
a. True	62%	62%
b. False	38%	38%

21. When drinking out, I prefer to sit…
a. At a table	63%	59%
b. At the bar	30%	41%
c. I prefer to stand	6%	0

22. When pondering the Portland bar scene, I wish…
a. I could find someplace not only full of 20-somethings	37%	43%
b. The drink menus’ type was larger	19%	7%
c. There were three ingredients max per drink	12%	21%
d. More places were like ____________	33%	25%

23. True or false: I’ve had a one-night stand with someone I met in a bar.
a. True	37%	28%
b. False	63%	72%

24. True or false: I’ve married someone I met in a bar.
a. True (Note: Vegas does not count)	11%	17%
b. False	89%	83%

25. True or false: I’ve been in a bar fight.
a. True	16%	14%
b. False	84%	86%

26. The musician I would most like to drink with is…	Portland	PM Staff
a. Colin Meloy (The Decemberists)	48%	43%
b. Kanye West	22%	35%
c. Taylor Swift	20%	9%
d. Justin Bieber (in a few years when he turns 21, of course)	4%	4%

27. The Portland celebrity I would most like to drink with is…
a. Storm Large	25%	36%
b. Gus Van Sant	29%	25%
c. Brandon Roy	26%	14%
d. Ursula Le Guin	15%	25%

28. The president I would most like to drink with is…
a. Obama	38%	38%
b. Bush (W)	6%	0
c. Clinton	43%	55%
d. Carter	10%	7%

30. True or False: I had a drink while taking this survey.
a. True	14%	7%
b. False	87%	93%

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