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This video show the evolution of alcohol consumption among the population in Norway aged over 15 from 1850 until 2020.
Between regulations, prohibition, wars and habits, alcohol consumption habits have changed a lot over the years, and are again changing today.
The per capita consumption level in Norway is lower than in most other European countries, but the Norwegian drinking pattern is characterized as more hazardous than the one in many other countries, including Denmark, Bulgaria and France, with high consumption of alcohol during holidays, festivities and weekends, and low consumption during the rest of the week.
Horverak and Bye (2007) sums up the Norwegian drinking culture using six characteristics:
• Norwegian men and women drink relatively large amounts of alcohol when they drink,
• They drink on weekends and during holidays and festivities,
• They usually drink together with other people,
• They have traditionally preferred beer and spirits over wine,
• A meal does not have to be part of the festivity, and
• Women have been, and still are, expected to drink less than men.
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