@article{ref1,
title="Alcoholic beverage types consumed by population subgroups in the United States: implications for alcohol policy to address health disparities",
journal="Drug and alcohol review",
year="2024",
author="Cook, Won Kim and Kerr, William C. and Zhu, Yachen and Bright, Sophie and Buckley, Charlotte and Kilian, Carolin and Lasserre, Aurelie M. and Llamosas-Falcón, Laura and Mulia, Nina and Rehm, Jürgen and Probst, Charlotte",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: We aimed to identify alcoholic beverage types more likely to be consumed by demographic subgroups with greater alcohol-related health risk than others, mainly individuals with low socio-economic status, racial/ethnic minority status and high drinking levels. <br><br>METHODS: Fractional logit modelling was performed using a nationally representative sample of US adult drinkers (analytic N = 37,657) from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions Waves 2 (2004-2005) and 3 (2012-2013). The outcomes were the proportions of pure alcohol consumed as beer, wine, liquor and coolers (defined as wine-/malt-/liquor-based coolers, hard lemonade, hard cider and any prepackaged cocktails of alcohol and mixer). <br><br>RESULTS: Adults with lower education and low or medium income were more likely to drink beer, liquor and coolers, while those with a 4-year college/advanced degree and those with high income preferred wine. Excepting Asian adults, racial/ethnic minority adults were more likely to drink beer (Hispanics) and liquor (Blacks), compared with White adults. High- or very-high-level drinkers were more likely to consume liquor and beer and less likely to consume wine (and coolers), compared with low-level drinkers. High-level and very-high-level drinkers, who were less than 10% of all drinkers, consumed over half of the total volume of beer, liquor and coolers consumed by all adults. <br><br>DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with low socio-economic status, racial/ethnic minority status or high drinking level prefer liquor and beer. As alcohol taxes, sales and marketing practices all are beverage-specific, targeted approaches to reduce consumption of these beverages, particularly among individuals with these profiles, are warranted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0959-5236",
doi="10.1111/dar.13819",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13819"
}