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Public attitudes towards alcohol control policies.

B Flaherty1, P Homel, W Hall

  • 1National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Kensington.

Australian Journal of Public Health
|December 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Public support for alcohol control policies is low, especially for price increases or reduced availability. Women and low-consumption drinkers showed more approval for these public health measures.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Policy
  • Social Science

Background:

  • Alcohol-related problems pose a significant public health burden.
  • Effective strategies to reduce population alcohol consumption are crucial for mitigating these problems.
  • Understanding public attitudes towards alcohol control policies is essential for their successful implementation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess public support for various alcohol control policies in New South Wales.
  • To identify demographic factors influencing support for alcohol control measures.
  • To gauge the potential challenges for proponents of alcohol control policies.

Main Methods:

  • A household survey of 500 adults was conducted in metropolitan and rural New South Wales.
  • Participants were drawn from 84 randomly selected census collector districts.
  • The survey focused on attitudes towards policies aimed at reducing alcohol consumption and related harms.

Main Results:

  • There was minimal support for policies increasing alcohol price or reducing availability.
  • Moderate support was found for controls on alcohol advertising.
  • Significant opposition existed towards policies that would lower alcohol price or increase availability.

Conclusions:

  • Public acceptance of alcohol control policies, particularly those affecting price and availability, appears limited.
  • Women and individuals with lower self-reported alcohol consumption were more likely to support such policies.
  • Proponents of alcohol control policies face substantial challenges in gaining public acceptance in Australia.

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