@article{ref1,
title="Selected community characteristics and underage drinking",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="2009",
author="Kaltenbach, Lisa A. and Foley, Kristie Long and Reboussin, Beth A. and Wolfson, Mark and Wagoner, Kimberly G. and Song, Eun-Young",
volume="44",
number="2",
pages="179-194",
abstract="This study assessed the relationship between community characteristics and alcohol use among 6,636 youth, aged from 14 to 20, in 2004. After adjusting for individual-level characteristics, youth from communities with a greater proportion of grandparents as caregivers, larger numbers of married couple families, and higher employment rates were significantly less likely to report past 30-day alcohol use. Youth from communities with higher median household income were significantly more likely to report past 30-day alcohol use. Adolescents in communities with a greater percentage of whites were significantly more likely to report binge drinking. The results indicate that the community context is an important predictor of alcohol use.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="10.1080/10826080802347594",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826080802347594"
}