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Thursday, 23rd February, 2012

SOCIAL SIPPERS: Jill and Terry Jones enjoying their espressos at Charlotte’s yesterday. SOCIAL SIPPERS: Jill and Terry Jones enjoying their espressos at Charlotte’s yesterday.

By Kurtis Eichler

More than half of Australians prefer a double-shot espresso to sitting down to a beer at the pub, according to a new poll.

Most are ditching the schooner in favour of a shot of caffeine, polling company Roy Morgan claims in its State of the Nation Report.

The report found 55 per cent of people visited a cafe for tea or coffee in the last three months, rising 6.6 per cent since the last survey in 2003.