TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1980//
TI  - The prevalence of problem drinking in Northern Ireland: a population study
JO  - International journal of epidemiology
A1  - Blaney, R.
A1  - MacKenzie, G.
SP  - 159
EP  - 166
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
N2  - A total of 3 755 individuals constituting 85.5% of a stratified random sample of all Northern Ireland electors were interviewed about their drinking patterns as the major element in a community health study. It was found that, according to pre-determined criteria, 11.2 per 1 000 were alcoholics and another 28.5 per 1 000 were substantially preoccupied with alcohol, giving an estimated provincial total of 40 000 (+/- 3 300) abnormal drinkers. Using appropriate multivariate statistical methods the prevalence of problem drinking was found to depend (in rank order of importance) on sex, age, religious denomination and area of residence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0300-5771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -