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The association of alcohol outlet density with illegal underage adolescent purchasing of alcohol.
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posted on 2015-02-01, 00:00 authored by Bosco Rowland, John ToumbourouJohn Toumbourou, M LivingstonPurpose Although previous studies have suggested that greater community densities of alcohol sales outlets are associated with greater alcohol use and problems, the mechanisms are unclear. The present study examined whether density was associated with increased purchasing of alcohol by adolescents younger than the legal purchase age of 18 in Australia. Methods The number of alcohol outlets per 10,000 population was identified within geographic regions in Victoria, Australia. A state-representative student survey (N = 10,143) identified adolescent reports of purchasing alcohol, and multilevel modeling was then used to predict the effects for different densities of outlet types (packaged, club, on-premise, general, and overall). Results Each extra sales outlet per 10,000 population was associated with a significant increase in the risk of underage adolescent purchasing. The strongest effect was for club density (odds ratio = 1.22) and packaged (takeaway) outlet density (odds ratio = 1.12). Males, older children, smokers, and those with substance-using friends were more likely to purchase alcohol. Conclusions One mechanism by which alcohol sales outlet density may influence population rates of alcohol use and related problems is through increasing the illegal underage purchasing of alcohol. © 2015 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.
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Journal of adolescent healthVolume
56Pagination
146-152Location
Philadelphia, USPublisher DOI
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1879-1972Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article, C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, ElsevierIssue
2Publisher
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AdolescentsAlcoholDensityPurchaseUnderage170113 Social and Community Psychology929999 Health not elsewhere classifiedSchool of PsychologyCentre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified
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