Citation

Pasch KE, Hearst MO, Nelson MC, Forsyth A, Lytle LA. Health Place 2009; 15(2): 642-646.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.10.002

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore how exposure to alcohol outlets (around home and school) influenced alcohol use among 242 high-school students (mean age 16.4, 48.8% male, 93.4% White). Results found no relationship between alcohol outlet exposure, using a measure of both distance to and density around students' homes and schools, and alcohol use. This study suggests that outlet exposure may not influence alcohol use among mostly White, middle-class, and suburban youth. However, the lack of association may also reflect the lower level of alcohol outlets present in low-density residential environments as well as differences in accessibility.