J. Gill
Alcohol purchasing by ill heavy drinkers; cheap alcohol is no single commodity.
Gill, J.; Chick, J.; Black, H.; Rees, C.; O'May, F.; Rush, R.; McPake, B.A.
Authors
J. Chick
H. Black
C. Rees
F. O'May
R. Rush
B.A. McPake
Abstract
Objectives
Potential strategies to address alcohol misuse remain contentious. We aim to characterise the drink purchases of one population group: heavy drinkers in contact with Scottish health services. We contrast our findings with national sales data and explore the impact of socio-economic status on purchasing behaviour.
Study design
Cross-sectional study comparing alcohol purchasing and consumption by heavy drinkers in Edinburgh and Glasgow during 2012.
Methods
639 patients with serious health problems linked to alcohol (recruited within NHS hospital clinics (in- and out-patient settings) 345 in Glasgow, 294 in Edinburgh) responded to a questionnaire documenting demographic data and last week's or a ‘typical’ weekly consumption (type, brand, volume, price, place of purchase). Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile was derived as proxy of sociodemographic status.
Results
Median consumption was 184.8 (IQR = 162.2) UK units/week paying a mean of 39.7 pence per alcohol unit (£0.397). Off-sales accounted for 95% of purchases with 85% of those
Citation
Gill, J., Chick, J., Black, H., Rees, C., O'May, F., Rush, R., & McPake, B. (2015). Alcohol purchasing by ill heavy drinkers; cheap alcohol is no single commodity. Public Health, 129(12), 1571-1578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2015.08.013
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 20, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 24, 2015 |
Publication Date | 2015-12 |
Deposit Date | Oct 15, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Public Health |
Print ISSN | 0033-3506 |
Electronic ISSN | 1476-5616 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 129 |
Issue | 12 |
Pages | 1571-1578 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2015.08.013 |
Keywords | Alcohol; heavy drinkers; price; drink purchasing; |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9159 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2015.08.013 |
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