The frequency of drinking in different sites in different Nordic areas, and the effects on it of
changes in alcohol availability
Engelsk titel: The frequency of drinking in different sites in different Nordic areas, and the effects on it of
changes in alcohol availability
Författare:
Room R
;
Gustafsson N-K
Email: robin.room@sorad.su.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 25
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 08115431
Sammanfattning
The site of drinking, as reported in population surveys in 2003 and 2004, was studied in
Denmark, Finland and two areas of Sweden, in the north and the south. The aim of the study
is to see whether there were differences in main sites of drinking between the four sites; to
examine the effect of changes in price and availability due to major reductions in alcohol
taxes in Finland and Denmark as well as increased traveler’s quotas on frequency of drinking
in different sites; to see whether this effect varied for heavier drinkers; and to measure the
stability of frequency of drinking in particular sites. The changes in availability affected
Finland, Denmark and the southern area of Sweden. The north of Sweden is used as a control,
as it was relatively unaffected by these changes. Probability samples aged 16–69 years were
collected from all four sites through telephone interviews and postal questionnaires. The
context questions concerned the frequency of drinking in restaurants or taverns, in the
respondent’s own home, and in another person’s home. The most frequent location of
drinking was usually one’s own home, particularly for those aged 30 and over. For younger
Danes and Swedes, drinking in restaurants and other’s homes were also relatively frequent
contexts for drinking. There were thus some differences between different Nordic areas in
frequencies of drinking in different sites. However, there were few signs of substantial change
between 2003 and 2004 in rates of drinking regularly in any of the contexts. Despite the
changes in price and availability, the pre-existing differences in contexts of drinking thus
stayed largely intact. This was true also among heavier drinkers. While there was substantial
stability in all geographic areas between 2003 and 2004 in each respondent’s reported
frequency of drinking in his or her own home, there was considerable variability from one
year to the other in the frequencies of drinking in restaurants and on another’s house.