Open AccessAlcohol Retail Density and Demographic Predictors of Health Disparities: A Geographic Analysis
Author(s) -
Ethan M. Berke,
Susanne E. Tanski,
Eugene Demidenko,
Jennifer AlfordTeaster,
Xun Shi,
James D. Sargent
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.170464
Subject(s) - census , ethnic group , poverty , quartile , demography , geography , crowding , census tract , environmental health , medicine , population , confidence interval , psychology , sociology , economic growth , neuroscience , anthropology , economics
We examined whether the geographic density of alcohol retailers was greater in geographic areas with higher levels of demographic characteristics that predict health disparities.