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Binge Drinking and Antisocial and Unlawful Behaviours in Australia
Author(s) -
Yang Ou,
Zhao Xueyan,
Srivastava Preety
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
economic record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1475-4932
pISSN - 0013-0249
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4932.12243
Subject(s) - binge drinking , unobservable , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , developmental psychology , poison control , environmental health , economics , econometrics , medicine
This paper presents individual‐level evidence from Australia to examine the factors associated with binge drinking and several alcohol‐related antisocial and unlawful behaviours. We study in particular the role of binge drinking in increasing the likelihood of engaging in these negative behaviours. We use individual‐level data from a national representative survey and a system econometric model that allows unobservable factors for all negative behaviours to be correlated. Potential misclassification of individuals' drinking pattern is accounted for. We find evidence of under‐reporting for bingeing and significant effects of binge drinking on drink‐driving, physical and verbal abuse, public disturbance, and stealing and damaging property.