Citation

Snowden AJ. J. Ethn. Subst. Abuse 2015; 15(4): 346-366.

Affiliation

Department of Criminal Justice , University of Wisconsin Milwaukee , Milwaukee , Wisconsin.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15332640.2015.1073644

PMID

26643585

Abstract

This study examined the role that race/ethnicity and social disorganization play in alcohol availability in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, census block groups. This study estimated negative binomial regression models to examine separately the relationship between neighborhood racial/ethnic composition and social disorganization levels for (1) total, (2) on-premise, and (3) off-premise alcohol outlets.

RESULTS of this study suggest that proportion Hispanic was positively associated with total and with off-premise alcohol outlets. Second, proportion African American was negatively associated with on-premise alcohol outlets and positively associated with off-premise alcohol outlets. Proportion Asian was not associated with total, on-premise, or off-premise alcohol outlets. However, the effects of race/ethnicity on alcohol availability were either unrelated or negatively related to alcohol outlet availability once neighborhood social disorganization levels were taken into account, and social disorganization was positively and significantly associated with all alcohol outlet types. Neighborhood characteristics contribute to alcohol availability and must be considered in any efforts aimed toward prevention of alcohol-related negative health and social outcomes.

Language: en