I'm calling BS on the south
The hard cut lines make me wonder if it's because of State availability.I am not sure I trust some of that data.
There should not be a hard line between white and blue between northern WV and southwest PA.
They are both part of the same ethnographic and socioeconomic region.
As they say about PA...
"Oh, Pennsylvania is Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and the rest of West Virginia."
I don't know why part of Appalachia would have really low rates and then, all the sudden, it would have moderate to high rates when you go across the PA-WV state line like that.
I have the same problem with other sets of state borders, too...
TX/OK/AR
LA/AR/MS
AL/GA/FL
Those cuts shouldn't be as sharp outside of Utah.
The hard cut lines make me wonder if it's because of State availability.
I mean, here in Iowa we can buy beer, wine, and liquor everywhere 7 days a week. Gas stations will fill up growlers, we have drinks to go legally post Covid now.
I just know some other States have way weirder purchasing opportunities.
The hard cut lines make me wonder if it's because of State availability.
I mean, here in Iowa we can buy beer, wine, and liquor everywhere 7 days a week. Gas stations will fill up growlers, we have drinks to go legally post Covid now.
I just know some other States have way weirder purchasing opportunities.
The hard cut lines make me wonder if it's because of State availability.
I mean, here in Iowa we can buy beer, wine, and liquor everywhere 7 days a week. Gas stations will fill up growlers, we have drinks to go legally post Covid now.
I just know some other States have way weirder purchasing opportunities.
That's why most of these maps are worthless. They assume certain behavior based on questionably relevant parameters.
I would argue that the **** ass cold weather in the north in itself leads to comparably more consumption if for no other reason than the fact that there's nothing better to do when you can't or don't wan to go outside. But I'm guessing climate wasn't factored in.
The sharp difference between Sconnie and the Mormons.
I think pretty much every state has weirder laws than Iowa. Like in Ohio Costco doesn’t sell hard liquor. Only beer and wine.
I agree it's gotta be data collection related. The 'opportunity' hypothesis makes sense, but I don't think it stands up. In NJ they only had out a few liquor licenses per township. No convenience stores, no (few) grocery store, etc and we're still pretty blue. PA has some really stupid laws like you have to buy by the case at state run liquor stores. Agree with the poster above that there is little difference between rural PA and WV but it's even more unbelievable that WV is LESS. Gotta be how it's measured.I assume its just differences in what each state defines 'excessive drinking' as.
The hard cut lines make me wonder if it's because of State availability.
I mean, here in Iowa we can buy beer, wine, and liquor everywhere 7 days a week. Gas stations will fill up growlers, we have drinks to go legally post Covid now.
I just know some other States have way weirder purchasing opportunities.