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US Alcohol Consumption vs US Annual Working Hours per Worker

US Alcohol Consumption and US Annual Working Hours per Worker correlate at r = -0.73 over 21 years (2000–2020), p = 1.5e-4. With the time trend removed, r = -0.19. Likely spurious (shared time trend).

Verdict: Likely spurious (shared time trend). Both series mostly just trend over time. After removing that trend the correlation collapses to -0.19 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.

Pearson r
-0.73
p-value
1.5e-4
Years compared (n)
21 (2000–2020)
95% confidence interval
-0.89 to -0.44
Correlation with the time trend removed
-0.19

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