From the Independent: "A record 32 million people - nearly three-quarters of Britons - were expected to shun crowded pubs and bars and celebrate the arrival of 2006 indoors with family and friends. The figures, based on an ICM poll of more than 1,000 people, are up 20 per cent on last year and reflect a growing trend among men, and especially women, drinking at home. "
The story goes on to say that a British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) survey of shows that "nearly 23 million people now do most of their drinking at home, compared to a little more than 18 million in 2000. This staying-in trend is most popular among teenagers, people in their early twenties, women and those in southern England. Fears of drink-related violence, drink-spiking and the unprecedented rise in wine-drinking have all contributed."
The BBC gives more details of the BMRB survey (carried out by TGI) here.
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