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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

We love our coffee

Posted by Marce Edwards @ 10:42:18 am

It turns out that consumers in Tacoma and that city to the north drink a lot of hot, caffeinated beverages.

A recent survey by HealthSaver, a health care discount service, showed that we were tops in coffee consumption.

Most Coffee Consumption – Regular coffee & specialty coffee drinks:

1. Seattle/Tacoma
2. Boston
3. Houston
4. Chicago
5. Miami

Just in case you were wondering who isn't drinking enough:

Least Coffee Consumption:

1. Dallas/Ft. Worth
2. New York
3. St. Louis
4. Atlanta
5. Philadelphia

Other area of distinction for us:

Cities Most Likely To Say Caffeine Is Good For You:

1. Seattle/Tacoma
2. Chicago
3. Miami
4. San Diego
5. Boston

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A bit about the survey:

The HealthSaver 2007 Caffeinated Cities Survey, released Tuesday, was conducted to determine the caffeine consumption habits and attitudes of consumers across the U.S., and to learn more about cultural views and health benefits of this morning pick-me-up, afternoon alert booster and late-night indulgence.

Survey Methodology:

Prince Market Research, an independent marketing research company, conducted the survey between Aug. 1 and Sept. 18 of 2,035 people. No incentive was offered and the sponsor of the research was not
revealed. The margin of error is +/- 2 percent.

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Marce Edwards is the business editor. She has been at The News Tribune for seven years and has written about technology and big businesses in the South Sound including Weyerhaeuser and Russell. Before moving to Tacoma, she worked at The Idaho Statesman in Boise. She is a Northwest native who likes to garden and refuses to use an umbrella. She lives in Tacoma with her husband and two kids.

C.R. Roberts is a Tacoma native. Before joining The News Tribune, he worked as a freelance writer and part-time cowhand on a cattle ranch in Northern Idaho. He writes about small business, personal finance and other business issues.

John Gillie writes about the aerospace and airline industries, commercial development and consumer issues. During his 30-year-tenure at The News Tribune he has covered issues as diverse as the Native American fishing rights disputes, crime and the courts, the wood products industry and energy. He lived in Tacoma with his family for 25 years, but now lives in Kent because his wife heads a five-state non-profit foundation headquartered in Ballard, and it only seemed a sensible compromise to make considering their workplaces are 40 miles apart.

Kelly Kearsley has been a business reporter at The News Tribune since 2005. She covers the Port of Tacoma and international trade. Being born and raised in Spokane she’s used to living in cities with inferiority complexes and, in fact, prefers it. Prior to working at The News Tribune, she spent three years as a reporter for The Bulletin in Bend, Oregon and another year working stints for The Associated Press and Seattle Times. She graduated from Pacific Lutheran University. She lives in Tacoma with her husband and miniature schnauzer.

Devona Wells has been a reporter for 10 years, starting in Silverdale (where she grew up) then east to the Yakima Valley, down to Bakersfield, Calif., and even further south to Riverside. She primarily covers real estate at the TNT, including housing trends, new projects and consumer-related issues. You can check out Open House, her real estate blog, here.