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Alcohol consumption patterns in South Australia: 1983
Author(s) -
Bungey Julian B.,
Winter Carolyn I
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1986.tb113621.x
Subject(s) - alcohol consumption , consumption (sociology) , alcohol , environmental health , demography , excessive alcohol consumption , medicine , geography , psychology , sociology , social science , biology , biochemistry
The alcohol consumption patterns of adult South Australians were surveyed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in October 1983. Results indicate that, since 1977, there has been a significant increase in alcohol consumption by women, while the overall consumption of alcohol, particularly beer, by older men has significantly decreased. Comparisons are made between the drinking behaviour of men and women, and the implications for medical personnel are presented.