Open AccessThe demographic distribution of US drinking patterns in 1990: description and trends from 1984.
Author(s) -
Lorraine T. Midanik,
Walter B. Clark
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.84.8.1218
Subject(s) - respondent , per capita , logistic regression , demography , affect (linguistics) , medicine , environmental health , alcohol consumption , alcohol , injury prevention , poison control , suicide prevention , gerontology , psychology , population , sociology , biochemistry , chemistry , communication , political science , law
Since 1981, per capita consumption of alcohol (based on sales figures) has decreased in the United States. This study describes drinking patterns in the 1990 national alcohol survey by demographic correlates and assesses changes in drinking patterns from the 1984 survey.