Titre : | Changes in alcohol-related mortality and its socioeconomic differences after a large reduction in alcohol prices: a natural experiment based on register data (2008) |
Auteurs : | HERTTUA K. ; P. MÄKELÄ ; P. MARTIKAINEN |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol.168, n°10, November 15, 2008) |
Article en page(s) : | 1110-1118 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés ALCOOL ; CATEGORIE SOCIO-PROFESSIONNELLE ; MORTALITE ; PRIX ; AGE ; SEXE ; EVOLUTION ; EDUCATIONThésaurus géographique FINLANDE |
Résumé : | The authors examined the effect of a large reduction in the price of alcohol in Finland in 2004 on alcohol-related mortality by age and socioeconomic group. For this register-based study of Finns aged >=15 years, data on independent variables were extracted from the employment statistics of Statistics Finland. Mortality follow-up was carried out for 2001-2003 (before the price reduction) and 2004-2005 (after). Alcohol-related causes were defined using both underlying and contributory causes of death. Alcohol-related mortality increased by 16% among men and by 31% among women; 82% of the increase was due to chronic causes, particularly liver diseases. The increase in absolute terms was largest among men aged 55-59 years and women aged 50-54 years. Among persons aged 30-59 years, it was biggest among the unemployed or early-age pensioners and those with low education, social class, or income. The relative differences in change between the education and social class subgroups were small. The employed and persons aged |
Domaine : | Alcool / Alcohol |
Refs biblio. : | 32 |
Affiliation : | Population Research Unit, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | A03758 |
Lien : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwn216 |
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