TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Effects of Sunday Sales Restrictions on Overall and Day-Specific Alcohol Consumption: Evidence From Canada
JO  - Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
A1  - Carpenter, Christopher S.
A1  - Eisenberg, Daniel
SP  - 126
EP  - 133
VL  - 70
IS  - 1
N2  - Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of Sunday alcohol-sales policies on day-specifi c and overall alcohol consumption. Method: Individual-level data on overall and day-specific alcohol consumption from Canada's National Population Health Surveys, 1994-1999, were linked to province-level policy variation in whether a Sunday sales restriction was present. We compared individuals in provinces with sales restrictions with those in provinces without such restrictions, and we estimated models of day-specifi c and overall alcohol consumption. We used a standard cross-section model as well as a quasi-experimental approach that relied on Ontario's liberalization of Sunday sales in 1997. Results: Sunday sales were associated with a signifi cant increase in drinking on Sundays of 7% to 15%. We found evidence of substitution away from drinking on Saturdays and no evidence for increases in overall drinking. Conclusions: Our results suggest that repealing Sunday sales prohibitions is unlikely to result in increased overall alcohol consumption, although such liberalizations may change the within-week distribution.     <p></p>    <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1937-1888
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -