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Community Attitudes Towards Random Breath Testing in New South Wales
Author(s) -
Cashmore Judy,
Vignes Genevieve
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1985.tb00798.x
Subject(s) - limiting , project commissioning , random testing , breath test , test (biology) , environmental health , psychology , publishing , social psychology , medicine , political science , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , paleontology , suite , test case , biology , helicobacter pylori
This report represents the results of two surveys, conducted in New South Wales by McNair Anderson in March 1983 and March 1984, to evaluate the impact of random breath testing on the community's attitude towards its operation. The results of these surveys (conducted by McNair Anderson) and indicate: (1) increasing acceptance of random breath testing, especially among women; (2) increased approval of the .05 level, especially among women; (3) quite a high exposure rate, both direct and indirect, to random breath testing, and (4) reported changes in drink‐drive behaviour among drinking licensed drivers, including limiting drinking when driving, drinking at home more often and getting someone else to drive. Reasons for the differences between men and women in their attitudes to random breath testing are explored.