TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Do New Zealand sexual minorities engage in more hazardous drinking than non-sexual minorities?
JO  - Drug and alcohol review
A1  - Surace, Anthony
A1  - Riordan, Benjamin C.
A1  - Winter, Taylor
SP  - 519
EP  - 522
VL  - 38
IS  - 5
N2  - INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Research has shown that sexual minorities (SMs) throughout the world display more alcohol use related problems than non-SMs. To date, however, this research has not been replicated in New Zealand. The aim of the current study is to determine whether SMs in New Zealand drink more hazardously than non-SMs. DESIGN AND METHODS: Secondary data analyses were performed using data from the 2015/16 and 2016/17 New Zealand Health Survey. <br><br>RESULTS: Using a Bayesian logistic regression model we tested whether SM status predicted hazardous alcohol consumption. We found that SMs were 2.2 times (95% HDI [1.7-2.7]) more likely to drink hazardously than non-SMs, but this effect was largely driven by sexual minority women (SMW). <br><br>DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: New Zealand SMs engaged in more hazardous drinking than non-SMs, an effect driven by SMW. A potential reason for these findings could be that, despite New Zealand's relative acceptance of SMs, structural/social discrimination may persist and have a disproportionate effect on women. More research is needed to determine what factors, such as stigma/discrimination, impact SMs' alcohol use in New Zealand.<br><br>© 2019 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0959-5236
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12940
ID  - ref1
ER  -