%0 Journal Article
%T Externalities from Alcohol Consumption in the 2005 US National Alcohol Survey: Implications for Policy
%A Thomas K. Greenfield
%A Yu Ye
%A William Kerr
%A Jason Bond
%A J¨¹rgen Rehm
%A Norman Giesbrecht
%J International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
%D 2009
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/ijerph6123205
%X A subsample (n = 2,550) of the 2005 US National Alcohol Survey of adults was used to estimate prevalence and correlates of six externalities from alcohol abuse¡ªfamily problems, assaults, accompanying intoxicated driver, vehicular accident, financial problems and vandalized property¡ªall from another¡®s drinking. On a lifetime basis, 60% reported externalities, with a lower 12-month rate (9%). Women reported more family/marital and financial impacts and men more assaults, accompanying drunk drivers, and accidents. Being unmarried, older, white and ever having monthly heavy drinking or alcohol problems was associated with more alcohol externalities. Publicizing external costs of drinking could elevate political will for effective alcohol controls.
%K externalities
%K alcohol consumption
%K heavy drinking
%K population survey
%K impact
%K policy
%K economics
%K cost
%K environment
%K US
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/12/3205