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Consumption
of
(Legal)
Alcohol
Plunges
11/15/97
A study released this week by an alcohol research team at the University
of California at Berkeley shows that heavy drinking has declined precipitously
over the past 12 years. The study broke the findings down along racial
lines, with the number of white, male heavy drinkers showing the most dramatic
decline. The study also indicated that total abstinence is the rule, rather
than the exception, among African-American and Latino women, and that the
numbers of abstinent males in these groups has risen significantly as well.
In 1984, 20% of white males consumed at least five drinks in a sitting
at least once per week. In 1995, that number had declined to 12%. Within
this group, the percentage of heavy drinkers among those 50-59 years of
age dropped from 19% to 3%, and in the 18-29 age group, heavy drinkers
constituted 16% of the sample, down from 32%.
Among African-Americans, 55% of women were totally abstinent, while
male abstinence rose from 36% from 29%. Among Latinos, 57% of women do
not drink, and 35% of men, up from 22% in 1984, are abstinent. The longitudinal
study used a sample of 6,000, and its results were announced on Monday
at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. The study's
authors speculate that greater awareness of the harms associated with heavy
drinking is a major reason for the change in behavior.
[Source: Oakland Tribune, 11/12]
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Issue #19, 11/15/97
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