Happy National Irish Coffee Day!
A new poll found 35% of us enjoy a little booze in our coffee from time to time.
Here are a few stats on America’s love affair with that sweet, sweet go-go juice . . .
1. 73% of Americans drink coffee every day. The most common answer was one or two cups, but almost half of us drink more than that . . . including 4% who said at least SIX cups a day.
2. 51% of us will hit a coffee shop this week. Our favorite spot is Starbucks, followed closely by Dunkin’.
3. 89% also make coffee at home at least once a week. 66% said daily.
4. The energy boost ISN’T the top reason we drink it. 83% like the way it tastes . . . 67% need the caffeine . . . 43% say it makes them more productive . . . 29% like the health benefits . . . and 20% drink it to suppress their appetite.
5. Only 18% of us take our coffee black now, down 56% in the past two years. Men are more than twice as likely as women to skip the cream and sugar.
6. Coffee creamer is now more popular than half-and-half. 2% milk is third, followed by almond milk and oat milk.
7. Sugar is still the top sweetener, and we add an average of THREE packets. Stevia and other zero-calorie sweeteners are next. Honey is a distant third.
8. 29% of us drink decaf, at least sometimes. Around one in five of those people switch to decaf late in the day. Only 16% of us always avoid the caffeine.
9. Do you absolutely DESPISE coffee? You’re one of a very select few who’d say that. Only 2% of us hate coffee. 87% described themselves as at least somewhat “coffee-obsessed.”
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