Frank Fender Bedford Borough Council Retail Alcohol Partnerships Officer

Key Findings from The Big Drink Debate 93% drink alcohol once or twice a year 59% drink alcohol every week 10% drink alcohol every day

Key Findings from The Big Drink Debate 27% of men and 21% of women exceed the recommended limits of alcohol

Key Findings from The Big Drink Debate 74% of drinkers considered themselves to be very light (24%), light (25%) or moderate (35%) drinkers 5% of drinkers considered themselves to be heavy drinkers and only 1% very heavy drinkers

Key Findings from The Big Drink Debate 9% of people were concerned about the impact alcohol was having on their health 41% were concerned about the amount friends and family were drinking

Key Findings from The Big Drink Debate 82% of people were worried about alcohol related violence 34% agreed that drunken behaviour was a problem in their local area 65% agreed drunken behaviour was a problem in young people

Key Findings from The Big Drink Debate 78% people agreed the police should be given more powers to tackle drunken behaviour (support for increasing police powers increased with age i.e. 67% of year olds compared to 89% of 75 years plus)

Key Findings from The Big Drink Debate 70% of people agreed that people should not be allowed to drink in the street or public places 74% of people agreed that people should not be allowed to drink on public transport

Key Findings from The Big Drink Debate 70% of people who drive agreed it was difficult to know if you are over the legal drink drive limit 72% of all people surveyed agreed that people should not be allowed to drink at all before driving