Over half of people in Northern Ireland are in favour of a minimum price for alcohol, a study has revealed.
Some three-fifths of those quizzed said they agreed with the introduction of a minimum price per unit of alcohol.
Health Minister Edwin Poots is considering imposing a minimum price on cheap alcohol in an aim to 'protect young people'.
But of those drinkers questioned, just 4% said they would drink less if a minimum unit price for alcohol was set at 40p.
That number quadrupled to 17% if pricing rose to 70p.
The latest incarnation of the 'Adult Drinking Patterns Survey' also showed that younger people - aged between 18 and 29 - are more likely to drink than older people, aged between 60 and 75.
Almost three-quarters of people said they drank alcohol - a figure similar to previous years.
The latest results were released by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.
Source: John Mulgrew, Belfast Telegraph, 19/08/14
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