Daily Number: Bar Tab Recession

Young adults are being hit quite hard by the current recession -- over a third report having trouble paying rent -- and many are facing the pain by cutting back on favorite pastimes of the bar-hopping youth: alcohol and cigarettes. Fully 39% of those ages 18 to 29 say they have cut back spending on alcohol or cigarettes as a result of the recession. By comparison, 29% of those ages 30 to 49, 27%...