Coffee Is More Important Than Lunch?

By J.W. ELPHINSTONE AP Business Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press

— BUZZ BUZZ: What would you do for a cup of joe? Some coffee drinkers would go that extra mile for the fix, according to a recent survey.

Forty-two percent would trade in the morning paper, television or radio for a cup, while one in five would swap lunch for coffee. Twelve percent would give up three hours of sleep and one in 10 would skip brushing their teeth.

The survey found that two-thirds of Americans identify themselves as coffee drinkers, and nearly half drink at least one cup every day.

Men drink more cups per day than women, while people in the Northeast consume more coffee than drinkers in any other region.

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