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A Time Series Analysis of the Impact of the Alcohol Warning Label on Antenatal Drinking
Author(s) -
Hankin Janet R.,
Sloan James J.,
Firestone Ira J.,
Ager Joel W.,
Sokol Robert J.,
Martier Susan S.
Publication year - 1993
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.1530-0277.1993.tb00764.x
Subject(s) - series (stratigraphy) , alcohol , time series , environmental health , computer science , statistics , medicine , mathematics , chemistry , paleontology , biology , biochemistry
In a sample of over 12,000 African‐American gravidas, we tested the hypothesis that the Federal Beverage Labeling Act of 1988 has decreased antenatal drinking. Results of time series analysis indicated a 7‐month lag in the impact of the alcohol warning label. Controlling for population changes, antenatal drinking began to fall as of June 1990. However, this decrease was small in size and did not impact on the heaviest drinkers. Seasonal trends in drinking were also detected, with peaks around the end of the year and the summer.