Drinkers vs Teetotalers

The Times of India writes about a study published in the Journal of Labor Research on how the drinkers make 10-14% more salary than the non-drinkers. The reason they make more money is because of their higher 'social contacts'. The recent study contradicts results of a previous study done by Harvard School of Public Health.

Personally, I've noticed that there is a community that gets built by people who smoke/drink, its natural because when you go down the street to your local bar to drink or go down at your workplace/school to smoke you tend to talk to fellow smokers who soon become friends because of similar habits. This way your social contacts increase, which can eventually lead to more business, better opportunities, more pleasure, more money and probably a shorter life. When you neither smoke nor drink you've very limited access to this community and its social contacts.

Do you think Smokers/Drinkers are richer in social contacts compared to non-Smokers/Drinkers?

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  Yes
  


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  No
  


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  May Be
  


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  None of the above
  

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