TY - JOUR
T1 - Different socioeconomic backgrounds between hazardous drinking and heavy episodic drinking
T2 - Prevalence by sociodemographic factors in a Japanese general sample
AU - Kinjo, Aya
AU - Kuwabara, Yuki
AU - Minobe, Ruriko
AU - Maezato, Hitoshi
AU - Kimura, Mitsuru
AU - Higuchi, Susumu
AU - Matsumoto, Hiroshi
AU - Yuzuriha, Takefumi
AU - Horie, Yoshinori
AU - Kanda, Hideyuki
AU - Yoshimoto, Hisashi
AU - Osaki, Yoneatsu
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by ‘Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants’ Comprehensive Research on Life-Style Related Diseases including Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus [2013–2015 Cardiovascular, etc. (Lifestyle) – General - 011; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2013 ].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Background: Hazardous drinking (HD) and heavy episodic drinking (HED) constitute different types of alcohol-related harm. The socioeconomic status (SES) background of various alcohol consumption behaviors is not clear. The purpose of this study was to clarify existing SES differences between HD and HED. Methods: The 2013 national survey regarding alcohol use among Japanese adults was utilized. The results from 1193 men and 1503 women aged 20–64 years were included in the analysis. Education attainment, household income, marital status, working status, and occupation were adopted as SES determinants. Binomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) of HD and HED for each SES group. Results: ORs (95% confidence intervals) of HD were higher among persons with less education among both men [1.61 (1.18–2.20)] and women [1.78 (1.19–2.67)]. The OR of HED in men was significantly higher among those who belonged to high household income, were married, and managers or professionals. The OR of HED among women was higher in persons who were employed, as compared with those who engaged in housework. There were no correlations between HED and educational background. Conclusions: This study showed that in Japan, a lower educational background for both men and women was associated with a higher risk for HD, while higher current SES for men and working women were associated with a higher risk for HED. It is necessary to recognize the SES differences between HD and HED to achieve a policy to reduce alcohol-related harm.
AB - Background: Hazardous drinking (HD) and heavy episodic drinking (HED) constitute different types of alcohol-related harm. The socioeconomic status (SES) background of various alcohol consumption behaviors is not clear. The purpose of this study was to clarify existing SES differences between HD and HED. Methods: The 2013 national survey regarding alcohol use among Japanese adults was utilized. The results from 1193 men and 1503 women aged 20–64 years were included in the analysis. Education attainment, household income, marital status, working status, and occupation were adopted as SES determinants. Binomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) of HD and HED for each SES group. Results: ORs (95% confidence intervals) of HD were higher among persons with less education among both men [1.61 (1.18–2.20)] and women [1.78 (1.19–2.67)]. The OR of HED in men was significantly higher among those who belonged to high household income, were married, and managers or professionals. The OR of HED among women was higher in persons who were employed, as compared with those who engaged in housework. There were no correlations between HED and educational background. Conclusions: This study showed that in Japan, a lower educational background for both men and women was associated with a higher risk for HD, while higher current SES for men and working women were associated with a higher risk for HED. It is necessary to recognize the SES differences between HD and HED to achieve a policy to reduce alcohol-related harm.
KW - Education attainment
KW - Gender difference
KW - Hazardous drinking
KW - Heavy episodic drinking
KW - Household income
KW - Socioeconomic status
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U2 - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.08.015
DO - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.08.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 30415191
AN - SCOPUS:85056198828
VL - 193
SP - 55
EP - 62
JO - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
JF - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
SN - 0376-8716
ER -