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Community alcohol outlet density and underage drinking.

Meng-Jinn Chen¹, Joel W Grube, Paul J Gruenewald

¹Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 1995 University Avenue, Suite 450, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA. mengjinn@prev.org

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Adolescent Health
Environmental Criminology

Background:

Community characteristics, such as alcohol outlet density, may influence adolescent substance use.
Understanding the environmental factors associated with youth drinking is crucial for prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between community alcohol outlet density and adolescent alcohol consumption.
To examine how factors like socioeconomic status and individual mobility moderate this relationship.

Main Methods:

Longitudinal study of 1091 adolescents (14-16 years) across 50 California zip codes with varied alcohol outlet density and income.
Hierarchical linear modeling used to analyze the relationship between alcohol outlet density and frequency of general and excessive drinking.
Controlled for zip code median household income, age, gender, race/ethnicity, personal income, mobility, and perceived peer/parental drinking.

Main Results:

Higher alcohol outlet density was associated with higher initial levels of drinking and excessive drinking among adolescents.
Adolescents in lower alcohol outlet density areas showed faster growth in drinking frequency.
Access to a car through friends mitigated the association between alcohol outlet density and adolescent drinking.

Conclusions:

Community alcohol outlet density is a significant factor in the initiation of underage drinking, particularly for adolescents with limited mobility.
Social networks and increased mobility can enable youth in low-density areas to access alcohol and drinking opportunities beyond their immediate community.