Associations between proximity and density of local alcohol outlets and alcohol use among Scottish adolescents

Associations between different alcohol outcomes and outlet density measures vary between studies and may not be generalisable to adolescents. In a cross-sectional study of 979 15-year old Glaswegians, we investigated the association between alcohol outlet availability (outlet density and proximity), outlet type (on-premise vs. off-premise) and frequent (weekly) alcohol consumption. We adjusted for social background (gender, social class, family structure). Proximity and density of on-premise outlets were not associated with weekly drinking. However, adolescents living close (within 200 m) to an off-sales outlet were more likely to drink frequently (OR 1.97, p=0.004), as were adolescents living in areas with many nearby off-premises outlets (OR 1.60, p=0.016). Our findings suggest that certain alcohol behaviours (e.g. binge drinking) may be linked to the characteristics of alcohol outlets in the vicinity.

• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Health and Place

• Publication date

  2013-01-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.10.004PMID 23220375PMCID 3885793
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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