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Drinking and driving: explaining beverage-specific risks.

P J Gruenewald1, F W Johnson, A Millar

  • 1Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, California 94704, USA.

Journal of Studies on Alcohol
|August 6, 2000
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The link between beer consumption and drinking and driving is not cultural. It stems from the social settings and habits of young, male, heavy drinkers who often drink away from home.

Area of Science:

  • Social Science
  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • The association between beer consumption and drinking and driving is often debated.
  • Potential confounding factors include demographics, drinking patterns, and venue preferences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether the beer-drinking and driving association is cultural or an artifact.
  • To examine the role of demographics (young, male), drinking patterns (frequent, heavy), and venues (bars, restaurants) in this association.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized telephone survey data from 5,231 drinkers across six U.S. communities.
  • Analyzed demographic characteristics, consumption patterns, beverage preferences, drinking venues, and self-reported drinking and driving rates.
  • Employed statistical analyses controlling for covariates.

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Main Results:

  • Frequent consumers were more prone to drinking outside the home, preferring beer/spirits, and drinking and driving.
  • Beverage preference alone did not correlate with drinking and driving.
  • Beer drinkers belonged to the demographic most likely to drink and drive: younger, heavier-drinking males frequenting bars/restaurants.

Conclusions:

  • The association of beer with drinking and driving is linked to the typical circumstances of beer drinkers, not a cultural predisposition.
  • Demographic and behavioral factors of the beer-drinking subpopulation explain the observed association.