@article{ref1,
title="Exploring the distribution of alcohol violation-types in North Carolina between 2000 and 2011",
journal="International journal on drug policy",
year="2014",
author="Cremeens, Jennifer L. and Martin, Ryan J. and Jones, Mark",
volume="25",
number="6",
pages="1054-1059",
abstract="BACKGROUND: We used an exhaustive dataset of violations from the NC Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) agency to analyze 12 years of alcohol-related violations in NC. <br><br>METHODS: Descriptive statistics were used to explore distribution and epidemiology of alcohol citations, including distributions by demographic factors, month, day of the week, and time of day. <br><br>RESULTS: Approximately 47,065 citations were issued by ALE during this time. The majority of the citations were issued to non-Hispanic (96%), white (89%), males (65%). The median age was 19 years old (range 18-94). The months with the most citations were August through October and April. Citations issued on Thursday through Sunday accounted for approximately 87% of all citations issued. The most common types of violations were underage possession of beer/wine (55.5%), providing beer/wine to someone underage (13.6%), and underage possession of liquor (8.8%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: This is the first study to examine the epidemiology of alcohol-related violations over a large geographical area. Other states, provinces, and/or countries can use these findings to exam if their distribution alcohol-related violations are comparable with this study, and explore associations between such data and alcohol use behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0955-3959",
doi="10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.04.015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.04.015"
}