TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - US trends in binge drinking by gender, occupation, prestige, and work structure among adults in the midlife, 2006-2018
JO  - Annals of epidemiology
A1  - McKetta, Sarah
A1  - Prins, Seth J.
A1  - Bates, Lisa M.
A1  - Platt, Jonathan M.
A1  - Keyes, Katherine M.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Rates of binge drinking have nearly doubled among US women ages 30-49 since 2006. Employment influences alcohol use and varies by the prestige and structure (e.g., authority, autonomy, expertise) of one's occupation. <br><br>METHODS: We examined trends in binge drinking among adults ages 30-49 in the labor force in 2006-2018 National Health Interview Surveys (N=108,981) by occupation, work prestige (General Social Survey's occupational prestige score), work structure (occupational authority, autonomy, automation, expertise), and gender. We estimated odds of binge drinking by year with survey-weighted logistic regression controlled for sociodemographics, smoking, and disability. <br><br>RESULTS: In 2018, 30% of women and 43% of men reported binge drinking; drinking increased annually from 2006 to 2018 (OR for women=1.08, OR for men=1.03). Work status, prestige, and work structure modified the association. Women in high- (OR=1.10, 95% CI: 1.09-1.12) vs. low-prestige (OR=1.05, 95% CI: 1.04-1.06) jobs had higher increases, as did men in high-prestige jobs (OR=1.04, 95% CI: 1.03-1.05). Respondents in higher relative to lower authority, autonomy, and expertise jobs increased binge drinking. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Though all strata of workforce adults increased binge drinking, increases were concentrated among women in higher-status careers, implicating gendered shifts in labor as one determinant of recent national alcohol trends.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1047-2797
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.06.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -