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Effects of youth, price, and audience size on alcohol advertising in magazines
Author(s) -
Nelson Jon P.,
Young Douglas J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
health economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1099-1050
pISSN - 1057-9230
DOI - 10.1002/hec.1273
Subject(s) - audience measurement , demographics , advertising , coupon , alcohol advertising , race (biology) , psychology , alcohol consumption , business , alcohol , sociology , demography , biology , gender studies , biochemistry , finance
In this paper, we study the effects of youth readership, price of advertisements, and audience size on alcohol advertising in 35 major magazines. The regressions also account for readership demographics (adult reader age, income, gender, race), magazine characteristics (newsstand sales, number of annual issues), and type of beverage (beer, wine, spirits). Using count data models, the results indicate significant effects for price, audience size, and adult demographics, but fail to support claims that alcohol advertisers target adolescent readers. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.