@article{ref1,
title="Associations between proximity and density of local alcohol outlets and alcohol use among Scottish adolescents",
journal="Health and place",
year="2012",
author="Young, Robert and Macdonald, Laura and Ellaway, Anne",
volume="19",
number="",
pages="124-130",
abstract="Associations between different alcohol outcomes and outlet density measures vary between studies and may not be generalisable to adolescents. In a cross-sectional study of 979 15-year old Glaswegians, we investigated the association between alcohol outlet availability (outlet density and proximity), outlet type (on-premise vs. off-premise) and frequent (weekly) alcohol consumption. We adjusted for social background (gender, social class, family structure). Proximity and density of on-premise outlets were not associated with weekly drinking. However, adolescents living close (within 200m) to an off-sales outlet were more likely to drink frequently (OR 1.97, p=0.004), as were adolescents living in areas with many nearby off-premises outlets (OR 1.60, p=0.016). Our findings suggest that certain alcohol behaviours (e.g. binge drinking) may be linked to the characteristics of alcohol outlets in the vicinity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8292",
doi="10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.10.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.10.004"
}