@article{ref1,
title="Binge drinking among California adults: results from the 2005 California health interview survey",
journal="American journal of drug and alcohol abuse encompassing all addictive disorders",
year="2008",
author="Banta, Jim E. and Przekop, Peter and Haviland, Mark G. and Pereau, Melissa",
volume="34",
number="6",
pages="801-809",
abstract="Objective: To calculate binge drinking rates among California adults and describe the characteristics of female and male binge drinkers. Method: Analyses of 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data. Results: At least one binge drinking episode over a 30-day period was reported by 1.4 million California women (10.7% of all adult women) and 3.2 million California men (24.7%). For both women and men, factors associated with binge drinking included being 18-44 years of age, smoking, and having mid-range psychological distress scores. There were gender differences in binge drinking risk by race/ethnicity and health status. Method: Given the multi-stage sampling design and non-responses in the 2005 California Health Interview Survey-Specific techniques were employed to ensure that the 43,020 compteted result yeilded reasonable state wide estimates. Conclusion: Binge drinking is a serious public health concern that affects millions of adult Californians.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0095-2990",
doi="10.1080/00952990802491571",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990802491571"
}