I love the New Jersey attitude. I also love drinking. At about beer number 10 I start to get a little bit of that New Jersey attitude. By beer number 11 I start to get sick. There's a very fine line for me, and one that I'm not afraid to speed towards. Let's just call it my way of connecting with the East coast.
The stats for New Jersey are fair, but I'm sure these numbers increased during the shooting of the MTV show 'The Jersey Shore.' If you've ever seen the show, it's as if they only cast people who were in the 17.6% of adults who drink excessively. They were wild. Now they've all grown and started families, or went bankrupt (the loser's version of having a baby).
Statistics :
Adults drinking excessively: 17.6% - Alcohol-related driving deaths: 24.3% (6th lowest) - Adults in fair or poor health: 15.2% (23rd lowest) - Drunkest metro area: Atlantic City, NJ