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| Language | English |
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| Pages | 573-579 |
| Journal | Substance Use and Misuse |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
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Patterns of alcohol consumption in a Northern Irish sample. / McKinney, Adele; Coyle, Kieran.
In: Substance Use and Misuse, Vol. 40, No. 4, 2005, p. 573-579.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Patterns of alcohol consumption in a Northern Irish sample
AU - McKinney, Adele
AU - Coyle, Kieran
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This paper examines the drinking habits of a Northern Irish sample during a six-month period in 1998. In addition the study examines the influence of contextual variables on the quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption. Questionnaires were administered to 600 participants; the response rate was 39.8% (239). An unexpected low abstinence rate was observed that, however, may be due to response bias. The results revealed high frequency (29.7% drink on four or more days a week) and high quantity of alcohol consumption (mean units per week 43.21, SD 40.33). Beer drinkers consumed the largest quantity of alcohol and also had the highest frequency of alcohol consumption. It was observed that 45.8% of all drinking events took place in a public bar and the popularity of the public bar for alcohol consumption was not influenced by age or gender. The present investigation revealed that almost half (45%) of individuals consume more than one type of beverage at one sitting, and there is a trend of consuming alcohol in more than one place during a single drinking session. These results indicate a distinctive drinking pattern within Northern Ireland and have implications for studies investigating the effects of alcohol on the social drinker.
AB - This paper examines the drinking habits of a Northern Irish sample during a six-month period in 1998. In addition the study examines the influence of contextual variables on the quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption. Questionnaires were administered to 600 participants; the response rate was 39.8% (239). An unexpected low abstinence rate was observed that, however, may be due to response bias. The results revealed high frequency (29.7% drink on four or more days a week) and high quantity of alcohol consumption (mean units per week 43.21, SD 40.33). Beer drinkers consumed the largest quantity of alcohol and also had the highest frequency of alcohol consumption. It was observed that 45.8% of all drinking events took place in a public bar and the popularity of the public bar for alcohol consumption was not influenced by age or gender. The present investigation revealed that almost half (45%) of individuals consume more than one type of beverage at one sitting, and there is a trend of consuming alcohol in more than one place during a single drinking session. These results indicate a distinctive drinking pattern within Northern Ireland and have implications for studies investigating the effects of alcohol on the social drinker.
U2 - 10.1081/JA-200052406
DO - 10.1081/JA-200052406
M3 - Article
VL - 40
SP - 573
EP - 579
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
T2 - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
SN - 1082-6084
IS - 4
ER -