Three quarters of Europeans and 63% of Slovenians support warning labels on alcohol products that would highlight the hazards drinks have for pregnant women and drivers, according to the results of the latest Eurobarometer poll, published in Brussels on Wednesday.
The warnings, modeled on those that can be found on cigarette packs, were not included in the strategy for limiting the consumption of alcohol, presented by the European Commission in October last year.
The data also shows that 64% of Slovenians believe individuals themselves are responsible for their health, while the EU average stands at slightly over 50%.
Slovenians scored above the EU average regarding the frequency of alcohol consumption. While some 70% said that they consumed alcohol in the last month, the EU average stands at 66%.
Furthermore, 21% of Slovenians said that they had not consumed alcohol within a one year period, with a quarter of Europeans saying the same. Among the EU nations, alcohol is the least favoured by Italians, with 40% abstaining.
The heaviest daily drinkers of alcohol in Europe are the Portuguese (47%), followed by Italians (26%), while the number of Slovenians stands at 9%, the data also shows.
When drinking, Slovenians usually have a glass or two (63%), 16% have three or four glasses, 12% less than one and 6% get drunk, meaning that they consume more than four units of alcohol.
Slovenia is also one of the 14 EU countries where drivers can have 0.5 grams alcohol per litre of blood.
Some three quarters of Europeans, including 54% of Slovenians, agree that the level of blood alcohol should be reduced for young drivers to 0.2 g/l.
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