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‘Dry’ Bihar has higher percentage of men who drink than Maharashtra: Govt survey

Dec 16, 2020, 10:00AM ISTSource: TOI.in

A higher proportion of people in Telangana consume alcohol than in Goa. A larger percentage of men drink in Bihar, a state under prohibition, than in Maharashtra. The northeast is the region that tops the charts when it comes to tobacco consumption. Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir, in that order, have the least consumption of alcohol among men. When it comes to women’s consumption of alcohol, Sikkim and Assam, with 16.2% and 7.3%, respectively, top the charts. The consumption among rural women is significantly higher than in urban areas in most states.

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