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Temporal Pattern of Alcohol Consumption in the United States
Author(s) -
Arfken Cynthia L.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1988.tb00147.x
Subject(s) - evening , morning , alcohol consumption , environmental health , demography , population , injury prevention , alcohol , consumption (sociology) , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , rhythm , medicine , psychology , chemistry , social science , biochemistry , physics , astronomy , sociology
Alcohol is a major risk factor for many causes of injuries. A preliminary assessment at alcohol's involvement in specific causes of injuries must take into account when people are drinking. This study quantified the weekly and diurnal rhythm of alcohol consumption for the general U. S. population using data collected in a national survey. The data showed a strong temporal pattern consisting of more drinking on weekends with dally peaks in the early evening and troughs in the early morning. The national temporal drinking pattern was positively correlated (0.22 to 0.56) with national temporal patterns of motor vehicle accidents, a cause of injury commonly associated with drinking.