Abstainers

Including these sick quitters in the same group as lifetime abstainers and then comparing them to light and moderate drinkers can bias the analysis in a way that makes alcohol seem healthier than it truly is.

Scores on several measures of political polarisation were mixed, although one scale, called "polarisation on issues," dropped for the abstainers by 5 per cent to 10 per cent, whereas the control group remained the same.

SYRIZA’s preferred narrative is that the European elections were not that important, were simply a means of sending a message, and that the abstainers will come back for the big confrontation.