Poll: Most Women in Northeast Drink

BANGKOK: -- A research by a non-governmental organization shows most of women in the Northeast are alcohol drinkers because of social reasons.

A survey by the Kwan Chumchon Foundation showed 59.3 percent of 400 female respondents from 25 to 60 years of age in five provinces in the Northeast drink alcohol, 14.6 percent have already quitted and 26.1 percent have never touched alcohol.

The survey suggested the top reason that leads those women into drinking is their social environment particularly friends and the availability of alcohol in their communities.

Drinking respondents said their boozing time is between 6 PM and 9 PM while those at age of 50 to 60 conceded they are regular drinkers with no concern about their possible health problems.

The foundation's director said the drinking habit among women in the region stems from their family practice that bars them from having an independent role in the society or expressing their viewpoints.

-- Tan Network 2012-05-09

Whoaa ... I thought they were at least the 80%, what a surprise !

I have never seen a female drink alcohol in Isarn; they must do it in private; quite shocking

"A survey by the Kwan Chumchon Foundation showed 59.3 percent of 400 female respondents from 25 to 60 years of age in five provinces in the Northeast drink alcohol, 14.6 percent have already quitted and 26.1 percent have never touched alcohol."

59.3% of 400 is 237.2 How can 237.2 women drink alcohol? Who makes these ridiculous figures up?

I thought this was a poll.

I was mindlessly looking for a box to tick even though I have no interest in the subject.

.....and then there is Surin.

Quite infamous amongst the female imbibers.

Surin belongs to it's own category.

a sampling of 400 is a fairly weak poll, but their conclusions are even weaker. They drink because they are barred from having independent viewpoints?

How about they drink because it is readily available, addictive, and you get drunk.

a sampling of 400 is a fairly weak poll, but their conclusions are even weaker. They drink because they are barred from having independent viewpoints?

How about they drink because it is readily available, addictive, and you get drunk.

Fairly weak.

More akin to bogus. 400 inquiries doesn't measure anything.

Actually, if one knows Isaan at all, you'd know that the opposite applies.

80% of females don't drink.

Wow. I polled the 10 women in my moo baan here in Isaan, and only 2 drink. So, yup. Eighty percent of the women in the Northeast do NOT drink. Go figure.

quitted ? <deleted> ....... drink or drunk ? i go with the 80% dont drink thats the case in my part of isaan anyway ....

Sounds like some group looking for a Government grant to do a study. Very few women drink around my area. Jim

NEW POLL:

^{Conducted by any old mysterious social engineering group}

Has revealed that 95% Isaan women [of age] are golddiggers and kiss on the first date.

Very scientifically approached, as the said inquiry was never posed to anyone.

Guesses were based upon myth, stigma, stereotype.

Because, they know the masses will believe any sort of conventional sufaced info, news, documentation, and stimuli.

Given that it will be repeated over and again.

Many Northeast women alcoholic

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A survey conducted by the Community Soul Foundation and Thailand Health Promotion Foundation revealed that up to 59.3 per cent of women aged between 25 and 60 living in rural areas in the Northeast consumed alcohol, with many saying they had started drinking when they were 16.

The survey learned that many of these women drank because they wanted to socialise, keep up with friends or experiment. Another reason is because it is easy to buy alcohol at any hour of the day.

"The drinking habit doesn't just encourage alcoholism, but is also a key reason for road accidents. It can also be blamed for up to 47.7 per cent of domestic violence," Supaporn Thong-suk, director of the Commu-nity Soul Foundation.

"Rural women lack opportunity to raise their voice when they have problems, so drinking can be a kind of relief," Jaded Chouwilai from the Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation said. "Even urban women tend to drink more and we need to find the root cause for this problem. Women's organisations should find a way to help women who are alcoholics and Tambon Health Promotion Hospitals should provide them some space."

-- The Nation 2012-05-10

i think" the nation" is a national disgrace ,when this type of garbage can get into print its time to sack the editor and the reporters ... what a joke

So what reason do they give for the men drinking?

The foundation's director said the drinking habit among women in the region stems from their family practice that bars them from having an independent role in the society or expressing their viewpoints.

So what is the conclusion for city girls in Bangkok having a night out? What about moslem women down South?

This reminds me of the idiotic poll where they concluded that Isaan women are losing their identity because they ate falang food with their husbands despite the nearest Pizza Company being 100 kms away. This is complete and utter social stereotyping, and absolute piffle.

"A survey by the Kwan Chumchon Foundation showed 59.3 percent of 400 female respondents from 25 to 60 years of age in five provinces in the Northeast drink alcohol, 14.6 percent have already quitted and 26.1 percent have never touched alcohol."

59.3% of 400 is 237.2 How can 237.2 women drink alcohol? Who makes these ridiculous figures up?

haha! 237.2

they must have took notice of that comment too judging by the new version

Many Northeast women alcoholic

The Nation

Having lived up and around here for nearly 20 years, I can safely say, I have never seen a woman I would consider an alcoholic in Isaan. I would be more concerned with the older generations betel nut consumption.

But when I look around in Bangkok a huge chunk of women from up northeast drink often, which can be seen around and close to the apartment building. Some even when working (apartment-maid etc).

In my wife's village 80 km north-east of Udon I'd say about 30% of the women frequently drink beer and around 10% are serious lao khao drinkers. Lao khao destroys people, turning them into mental and physical wrecks.

i have to disagree when the article claims Issan society bars women from having an independent role or expressing an opinion.

An Issan woman, middle aged and of sturdy girth, can be heard expressing her opinion to her lazy son or husband from a distance of several hundred metres.

"A survey by the Kwan Chumchon Foundation showed 59.3 percent of 400 female respondents from 25 to 60 years of age in five provinces in the Northeast drink alcohol, 14.6 percent have already quitted and 26.1 percent have never touched alcohol."

59.3% of 400 is 237.2 How can 237.2 women drink alcohol? Who makes these ridiculous figures up?

You aren't supposed to question and apply logical thinking to these reports, just believe them.

Drinking respondents said their boozing time is between 6 PM and 9 PM

Definitely Isaan happy hours.

Will the rice subsidy system push up the price of Lao Kao and rice produced beers?

They can dress up the pigs ear of a system as a social project!

So what reason do they give for the men drinking?

So what reason do they give for the men drinking?

Being married to those women?

So far in several years here,

Ihave never met a woman from Issan that doesn't drink.

Some just don't regularly, some rarely because they are with a teetotal mate,

most drink when they feel like it, and drunk or sober state their feelings quite forcefully.

400 respondents to this poll... hardly viable results.

Ok define "drinking"

Is it drinking any alcoholic beverage ?

Once or twice a week my sister in law has a glass of beer ( lots of ice ) with me after a hard days work

Or is it the guys who have a shot or 2 before a days work @ the ma & pa shop

Or me who will have a bottle or 3 of Chang on ice during the day in this heat

I believe this is all moderation as I am sure the other end of the scale is quite a lot more

I have seen alcoholism and it's effects in a number of countries but this petty reporting & collating of insignificant data has no science behind it and shouldn't make print

Apparently all the women surveyed were offered a free can of Leo as an incentive for answering the questions; the 162.8 (over 40%) non-drinkers who participated did so just to get a free beer for their husband...

...that is a more believable statistic

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this, in my humble opinion.

"Rural women lack opportunity to raise their voice when they have problems, so drinking can be a kind of relief," Jaded Chouwilai from the Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation said.

Now there's a worthy cause for UDD leader Ms. Thida: bring democracy to rural women