@article{ref1,
title="Do New Zealand communities have greater input to local alcohol policy? Population surveys before and after new legislation",
journal="International journal on drug policy",
year="2019",
author="Maclennan, Brett and Kypri, Kypros and Connor, Jennie",
volume="74",
number="",
pages="112-115",
abstract="BACKGROUND: New Zealand's alcohol law reforms aimed to give communities greater control over alcohol availability. We investigated whether community participation in local liquor licensing increased and why people did not participate. <br><br>METHODS: We invited 4000 randomly selected residents to complete a questionnaire in 2014 about their views on alcohol in their community, participation in local alcohol decision-making, alcohol consumption, and experience of alcohol-related harm. In 2017, we surveyed a new sample of 4000 residents, and invited the 2014 respondents to complete a follow-up questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS: Response fractions were 44% in 2014 (n = 1657) and 37% in 2017 (n = 1376) for population surveys, and 61% (n = 887) for follow-up. Cross-sectional comparisons showed no marked change in proportions reporting ever having participated in alcohol policy development (4.9% in 2014 versus 5.1% in 2017), or who objected to a licence application in the preceding year (1.0% versus 1.4%). Longitudinal comparisons also suggested little change. The most common reasons 2017 respondents gave for not participating were not knowing where to start (39%), lack of time (36%), and needing more information (32%), and this order was similar in 2014. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Public participation in local liquor licencing is low and it has not increased substantially under the new legislation.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0955-3959",
doi="10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.09.016",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.09.016"
}