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Stability and prevalence of drinking among young adults
Author(s) -
HARFORD THOMAS C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1993.tb00811.x
Subject(s) - environmental health , young adult , medicine , demography , psychology , gerontology , sociology
This data note draws upon the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) of Labor Market Experience in Youth beginning at ages 17–24 to describe the stability and prevalence of alcohol use over a 6‐year period up to ages 23–30. Approximately 70% of men and 58% of women maintained their drinking status throughout the study. The onset of current and heavier drinking decreased with increasing age while the offset of current and heavier drinking increased with increasing age. The absence of current drinking was unrelated to age for both men and women as was the presence of heavier drinking among men.