Hyderabad, May 30 -- Women in rural Telangana consume more alcohol compared to their urban counterparts, the National Family Health Survey(NFHS)-6 released on Friday, May 29, has revealed.

The data also puts Telangana on top of the list of the highest alcohol consumption among large states. The NFHS-6 report also reveals that one in two men in rural Telangana consumes alcohol. According to the survey, 43 per cent of men and 6.8 per cent of women aged 15 and above consume alcohol.

The national average of alcohol consumption for men is 18.9 and 1.1 per cent for women, and Telangana is way ahead.

The rural-urban divide in alcohol consumption

According to the survey, 43 per cent of rural men consume alcohol, compared to 34 per cent of men...