Patterns of Consumption of Alcohol in Seville, Spain. Results of a General Population Survey

Summary The results of a general population survey of the patterns of consumption of alcohol in a representative sample of the province of Seville, Spain, are analysed in this article. The proportions of drinkers and abstainers and distribution by age, by sex and by urban‐rural residency are discuss...

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Published in:British Journal of Addiction 1989-03, Vol.84 (3), p.277-285
Main Authors: GILI, M., GINER, J., LACALLE, J. R., FRANCO, D., PEREA, E., DIEGUEZ, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Age Factors
Alcohol Drinking - ethnology
Alcohol Use
Alcoholic Beverages
Biological and medical sciences
Cohort Studies
Consumption
Drinking Behavior
Female
Humans
Income
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sex Factors
Spain
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Summary:Summary The results of a general population survey of the patterns of consumption of alcohol in a representative sample of the province of Seville, Spain, are analysed in this article. The proportions of drinkers and abstainers and distribution by age, by sex and by urban‐rural residency are discussed. Frequency of consumption declines as age increases in both sexes but the negative slope is more marked in females. Analysis of the results on quantity of alcohol consumed during the week prior to the interview shows that men drink more heavily than women in all age‐groups and young people drink more heavily than other age‐groups. The combination of data on frequency of consumption and maximum quantity of alcohol reportedly consumed on the highest drinking occasion shows that the majority of men belong to the High Frequency‐Low Quantity typology, followed by High Frequency‐Medium Quantity, but in women nearly 60% belong to the Low Frequency‐Low Quantity typology, followed by High Frequency‐Low Quantity. The highest proportions of both abstainers and heavy drinkers are found in the group of people with the lowest income.
ISSN:0952-0481
2056-5178
DOI:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1989.tb03460.x