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Easing the pain of an economic downturn: Macroeconomic conditions and excessive alcohol consumption (2012)
Auteur(s) :
M. E. DAVALOS ;
H. FANG ;
M. T. FRENCH
Article en page(s) :
1318-1335
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
;
ENQUETE
;
ALCOOL
;
ABUS
;
ECONOMIE
;
CHOMAGE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
MODELE STATISTIQUE
;
CONDUITE DE VEHICULE
Résumé :
Individuals can react to financial stress in a variety of ways, such as reducing discretionary spending or engaging in risky behaviors. This article investigates the effect of changing macroeconomic conditions (measured by the unemployment rate in the state of residence) on one type of risky behavior: excessive alcohol consumption. Using unique and recent panel data from waves 1 and 2 of the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) and estimating fixed-effects models, we find that changes in the unemployment rate are positively related to changes in binge drinking, alcohol-involved driving, and alcohol abuse and/or dependence. Some differences are present among demographic groups, primarily in the magnitude of the estimated effects. These results contradict previous studies and suggest that problematic drinking may be an indirect and unfortunate consequence of an economic downturn. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation :
Health Economics Research Group, Departments of Sociology, Economics, and Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA