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Drinking habits in Sydney's western suburbs
Author(s) -
Bell J.,
Cumming R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0819-5331
DOI - 10.1080/09595238980000031
Subject(s) - binge drinking , demography , geography , environmental health , gerontology , socioeconomics , suicide prevention , medicine , poison control , sociology
Sydney's western suburbs is a rapidly expanding area with a higher rate of many social problems than the rest of Sydney. We have gathered data on the drinking habits of a sample of 1, 961 people living in this region. The level of intake and patterns of alcohol use are similar to those reported in other Australian studies. There is a high rate of binge drinking among young males. A small but important proportion of people in older age groups drink in a hazardous or harmful fashion.