TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems: Chinese experience from six area samples, 1994
JO  - Addiction
A1  - Wei, Heng
A1  - Derson, Y.
A1  - Xiao, S.
A1  - Li, Louman
A1  - Zhang, Y.
SP  - 1467
EP  - 1476
VL  - 94
IS  - 10
N2  - AIMS: To understand the drinking frequency, mean yearly volume of consumption and drinking-related problems in individuals living in six areas in China. DESIGN AND MEASUREMENTS: By two-stage sampling, 23,513 community household residents (15-65 years old) were assessed with data collected by trained psychiatrists using structured questionnaires and DSM-III-R criteria. FINDINGS: The male, female and total drinking rates were 84.1%, 29.3% and 59.5%, respectively. More than half of male drinkers and 90.0% of female drinkers used alcohol once a week or less. More than 16.1% of male drinkers and 2.5% of female drinkers drank once a day or more. The males reported a greater amount of alcohol consumed per session. The mean yearly volume of consumption of pure alcohol per year for all sample was 3.60 l; males consumed 18.6 times more alcohol than females. The rate of alcohol-related problems was higher in males than females. The male, female and total alcohol dependence point prevalence rates were 6.632%, 0.104% and 3.428%, respectively. Six-month incidence rates of acute intoxication were 5.162% 0.017% and 2.637%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Drinking problems in China will continue to be a public health problem in the next century.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0965-2140
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -