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Culture Stats: compare key data on New Zealand & United States

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STAT New Zealand United States HISTORY
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 9.62
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than United States
9.44
Ranked 57th.
Food and drink > Beer consumption 300 million L
Ranked 33th.
24.14 billion L
Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than New Zealand
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date June 7, 1976 May 15, 1940
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet location Porirua Central, Wellington San Bernardino , California
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet notes Founded in New Zealand by Wally and Hugh Morris First South Island restaurants opened at Linwood and Merivale , both Christchurch , on 3 November 1987. See McDonald's New Zealand . See McDonalds Annual Report
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Notes First store opened in Auckland . 100 outlets in 2013. First franchise in Salt Lake City , Utah in 1952
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered 1,971
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than United States
1,952
Ranked 13th.
Food and drink > Milk consumption per capita 103.79 kg
Ranked 84th.
253.8 kg
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than New Zealand
Happy Planet Index 51.6
Ranked 28th. 68% more than United States
30.7
Ranked 114th.

Hobbies > Homebrewing legality title=Is home brewing legal?|url= http://www.alcohol.org.nz/faq/home-brewing-legal|work=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=Health Promotion Agency|accessdate=12 June 2013}}</ref> Legal in all states. Individual states remain free to restrict or prohibit the manufacture of beer, mead, hard cider, wine and other fermented alcoholic beverages at home. Until 2013, Alabama and Mississippi were the only states with laws prohibiting the homebrewing of beer. Alabama and Mississippi both legalized home brewing in their respective 2013 legislative sessions. Although all state governments have legalized homebrewing, some states retain local options that permit local governments to make homebrewing illegal under municipal law. Alaska in one such state where the local option is currently exercised.
Pets > Animal cropping (legal status) Banned Unrestricted (some states, including New York and Vermont, have considered bills to make the practice illegal)
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Allows gays to serve openly in military Since 1993 Since 2011
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws Bans all anti-gay discrimination / No federal protections. Varying protections in 21 states. Included in the federal hate crimes law since 2009. See Matthew Shepard Act
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1986 UN decl. sign. Legal nationwide since 2003. UN decl. sign. See Lawrence v. Texas
Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 579
Ranked 84th.
1,028
Ranked 51st. 78% more than New Zealand
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 4.09
Ranked 29th.
4.47
Ranked 23th. 9% more than New Zealand
Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 9.68
Ranked 23th. 12% more than United States
8.61
Ranked 33th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks 0.5
Ranked 139th.
1
Ranked 100th. Twice as much as New Zealand
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 1.37
Ranked 77th.
2.65
Ranked 42nd. 93% more than New Zealand
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 3.04
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than United States
1.36
Ranked 48th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.81
Ranked 26th.
0.0
Ranked 128th.
Pets > Animal cropping ban or restriction date 2004 2003
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 9.12
Ranked 38th. 8% more than United States
8.44
Ranked 43th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Standard drink size 10 g
Ranked 12th.
14 g
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than New Zealand
Smoking > Tobacco vending machine legal status Sales prohibited to under 18s. Machines situated in bars and similar places only. From 10 December 2004, machines can only be operated by staff. url= http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-03-19/pdf/2010-6087.pdf|title= Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco to Protect Children and Adolescents|author= |date= 19 March 2011

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