Individuals' travel to alcohol outlets: The fallacy of the local bar.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studies relating alcohol outlet density around homes to alcohol consumption produce mixed results. One possible explanation is that people travel to outlets away from their homes. This study aims to characterise individuals' trips to outlets, describe these trip locations relative to other activities and estimate associations between alcohol outlet density and trips to outlets.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used 2014-2018 household travel data from the Victoria Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity. We estimated the average change in the cumulative travel characteristics associated with each additional trip to bars and liquor stores, accounting for complex trips to multiple destinations. Logistic regression models estimated odds that individuals travelle

SUBMITTER: Mehranbod CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922491 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature