Recently Chen Tai-an of National Taiwan University's College of Medicine took a random clinical survey of 993 aboriginals over the age of 15, including 251 Ami, 242 Atayal, 253 Puyuma and 247 Bunun. He discovered that excessive drinkers and alcoholics accounted for 38.2 % of the Ami, 45.8 % of the Atayal, 42.8 % of the Puyuma, and more than one half of the Bunun.
最近由台大醫學院鄭泰安醫師，針對阿美（二百五十一人）、泰雅（二百四十二人）、排灣（二百五十三人）、布農（二百四十七人）等四族族人為對象，隨機抽取十五歲以上共九百九十三名做臨床調查，發現飲酒過量和成癮者，阿美族為百分之卅八．二、泰雅族百分之四十五．八、排灣族四十二．八，布農族更超過一半。