PREDICTION OF ALCOHOLISM FROM ALCOHOL AVAILABILITY, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

Alcohol availability, alcohol consumption, and socio-cultural, economic and demographic variables have all been posited to influence the incidence of alcoholism. The relationship of these variables to liver cirrhosis mortality as an index of alcoholism is the subject of this study. Cirrhosis mortality was predicted in the fifty states and the District of Columbia.

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  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  Center of Alcohol Studies
  New Brunswick, NJ  United States  08903
• Authors:
  • Colon, I
  • Cutter, HSG
  • Jones, W C
• Publication Date: 1982-11

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 15 p.
• Serial:
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • ISSN: 0096-882X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholism; Consumption; Culture (Social sciences); Demographics; Diseases and medical conditions; Fatalities; Liver; Socioeconomic factors; Supply
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability; Cirrhosis; Death rate
• Subject Areas: Economics; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00377760
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-034 633
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1983 12:00AM