Drinking and acquisition of unrecorded alcohol across educational groups in Sweden

Introduction It is estimated that 18.5% of total alcohol consumption in Sweden in 2018 was unrecorded. However, little is known about the socio‐economic profile of consumers of unrecorded alcohol. The aim of this study was to elucidate this issue by analysing data from a unique Swedish national repe...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol review 2022-01, Vol.41 (1), p.167-170
Main Authors: Norström, Thor, Landberg, Jonas, Trolldal, Björn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Adult
Age differences
Aged
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol use
Alcoholic Beverages
Consumers
Cross-Sectional Studies
Economic status
education
Ethanol
Humans
Internet
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Middle Aged
Polls & surveys
socio-economic status
Socioeconomic status
Sweden
Sweden - epidemiology
Travellers
unrecorded alcohol
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Summary:Introduction It is estimated that 18.5% of total alcohol consumption in Sweden in 2018 was unrecorded. However, little is known about the socio‐economic profile of consumers of unrecorded alcohol. The aim of this study was to elucidate this issue by analysing data from a unique Swedish national repeated cross‐sectional alcohol use survey. Methods Individual‐level information on alcohol consumption and socio‐economic status (SES) for the years 2013–2018 was retrieved from the Monitoring Project; a nationally representative monthly alcohol use survey. The analytical sample comprised 64 375 respondents aged 25–74 years. SES was measured by educational level. We used three educational groups: (i) low (
ISSN:0959-5236
1465-3362
1465-3362
DOI:10.1111/dar.13304