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Alcohol consumption and alcohol‐related problems: Chinese experience from six area samples, 1994
Author(s) -
Wei Hao,
Derson Young,
Shuiyuan Xiao,
Lingjiang Li,
Yalin Zhang
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.941014673.x
Subject(s) - alcohol , medicine , alcohol consumption , demography , incidence (geometry) , public health , environmental health , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , poison control , suicide prevention , prevalence , gerontology , population , biology , biochemistry , physics , nursing , pathology , sociology , optics
Aims. To understand the drinking frequency, mean yearly volume of consumption and drinking‐related problems in individuals living in six areas in China. Design and measurements. By two‐stage sampling, 23 513 community household residents (15‐65 years old) were assessed with data collected by trained psychiatrists using structured questionnaires and DSM‐III‐R criteria. Findings. The male, female and total drinking rates were 84.1%, 29.3% and 59.5%, respectively. More than half of male drinkers and 90.0% of female drinkers used alcohol once a week or less. More than 16.1% of male drinkers and 2.5% of female drinkers drank once a day or more. The males reported a greater amount of alcohol consumed per session. The mean yearly volume of consumption of pure alcohol per year for all sample was 3.60 l; males consumed 18.6 times more alcohol than females. The rate of alcohol‐related problems was higher in males than females. The male, female and total alcohol dependence point prevalence rates were 6.632%, 0.104% and 3.428%, respectively. Six‐month incidence rates of acute intoxication were 5.162%, 0.017% and 2.637%, respectively. Conclusion. Drinking problems in China will continue to be a public health problem in the next century.