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Drinking and problem drinking in US women. Patterns and recent trends

S C Wilsnack1, R W Wilsnack

  • 1Department of Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks 58202, USA.

Recent Developments in Alcoholism : an Official Publication of the American Medical Society on Alcoholism, the Research Society on Alcoholism, and the National Council on Alcoholism
|January 1, 1995
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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Alcohol consumption patterns among US women have seen shifts.
  • Understanding these trends is crucial for public health initiatives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze trends in women's alcohol consumption and identify risk factors for heavy or problem drinking.
  • To inform future research directions on women's alcohol use.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of national surveys from 1981 and 1991.
  • Longitudinal analysis of 5-year changes in drinking behavior.
  • Identification of demographic and psychosocial risk factors.

Main Results:

  • A slight decline in US women's drinking was observed during the 1980s.
  • Fewer women engaged in heavy drinking, drank less frequently, and had fewer heavy drinking episodes by 1991.
  • Younger women (21-34) showed the most significant transitions into and out of problem drinking.

Conclusions:

  • Specific subgroups, including younger women, those in nontraditional roles, and those experiencing acculturation, exhibit higher rates of heavy drinking.
  • Factors such as a partner's drinking, depression, sexual dysfunction, and victimization increase risks.
  • Further research is needed on causes of drinking declines, substance use patterns, social contexts, and predictors of alcohol problems.

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