16 The Courier sun • OCTOBER 20, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Queens residents are most likely to be binge drinkers after Manhattan dwellers By Angela Matua amatua@qns.com /@angelamatua Queens residents really like to drink, according to a recent study released by the Department of Health. The study “Binge Drinking and Associated Health-Related Behaviors among Adults in New York City, 2014” was released on Oct. 11. It found that 25.3 percent of Queens residents are binge drinkers, the second highest percentage before Manhattan, where 29.9 percent of residents are classified as binge drinkers. Binge drinking is defined as consuming five or more alcoholic drinks for men and four or more alcoholic drinks for women on one occasion during the past 30 days. Queens also came in second in terms of non-drinking adults. The study found that 30.8 percent of residents identified as non-drinking, which is slightly less than the even drier Brooklyn with 31.5 percent of non-drinking adults. In this study, non-drinking is defined as never drinking or not consuming at least one alcoholic drink during the past 30 days. Approximately 9,000 New York City residents ages 18 and older were surveyed for this study. Binge drinkers were more likely to be white men from the ages of 25 to 44. They were also more likely to be uninsured, less likely to have a routine health care provider and were twice as likely to be smokers. Interestingly, binge drinkers had the highest rates of employment – 71.9 percent compared to non-drinkers at 47.2 percent. They were also more likely to be college graduates (44.2 percent) than non-binge drinkers (41.7 percent) and non-drinkers (22.3 percent). Overall, three in 10, or 29 percent of adults surveyed for this study, were binge drinkers and the prevalence of binge drinking in New York City remained stable from 2011 to 2014. There are nearly 1,800 deaths attributed to alcohol every year and an average of 84,000 alcohol-related emergency department visits. Binge drinking increases the risk of depression, cirrhosis, hepatitis, sleep problems, a weakened immune system and more. The Department of Health suggest alternating drinks with water, agreeing on a drink limit with friends or choosing different social activities to prevent risks associated with binge drinking. Great Rate and a Bonus on Each 1-Year Anniversary -- with Your Choice of Passbook or Statement Savings! PLUS 0.25% On each 1-year anniversary of account opening BONUS Savings Account Visit our new Queens branch at 78-01 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights for special offers available only at this location! Established 1863 · Member FDIC www.applebank.com 78-01 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, 718-779-0002 91-31 Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst, 718-458-2120 102-35 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, 718-997-2020 116-12 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills (Kew Gardens), 718-575-2841 43-73 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, 718-321-2200 168-42 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica, 718-739-2880 BONUS** 0.75% APY* $25,000 minimum to earn stated rate *For the Apple Bank BONUS Savings account, interest earned on daily balances of $2,500 or more at these tiers: $2,500-$24,999: .10% Annual Percentage Yield (APY), $25,000 and up: .75% APY. There is no interest paid on balances of $0-$2,499. APYs disclosed effective as of September 9, 2016. APYs may be changed at any time at the Bank’s discretion. There is a minimum of $2,500 required to open the Apple Bank BONUS Savings account. $2,500 minimum daily balance is required to avoid $10 monthly maintenance fee. Fees may reduce earnings. Funds used to open this account cannot be from an existing Apple Bank account. Maximum deposit amount is $3,000,000 per household. **Special bonus feature: A .25% simple interest rate bonus will be paid on each anniversary date of account opening on the lowest balance for that year (anniversary date to anniversary date). No bonus is paid if the account balance is less than $2,500 on the anniversary date. Additional deposits during a given anniversary period do not affect the bonus interest payment. Deposits made to the account on any anniversary date will be used to calculate the lowest account balance for the next anniversary period. The bonus interest is calculated on the lowest balance on deposit from one anniversary date to the next anniversary date. Simple interest rate bonus is subject to change at any time after first anniversary date of account opening. Hypothetical example of how bonus works: Assume an account is opened on January 12, 2016 for $50,000. A $10,000 withdrawal is made on July 12, 2016. No other withdrawals are made prior to the January 12, 2017 anniversary date. The low balance is now $40,000, so $100 in bonus interest will be paid on January 12, 2017.
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