Effects of restricting alcohol sales on fatal violence: Evidence from Sunday sales bans.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Homicides and suicides are the second- and third-leading causes of death among young people (aged 10-24) in the US. While a substantial share of these deaths involve alcohol, evidence is needed on whether specific alcohol policies, such as day-based sales restrictions, help prevent these deaths.

Methods

We constructed total and firearm-related homicide and suicide counts by state, year, and day-of-week from the Multiple Cause of Death Micro-data 1990-2019. Repeals of Sunday bans were taken from the Alcohol Policy Information System. Two-way fixed effects Poisson models with standard errors clustered at state-level and population offset control for state, year and day-of-the-week fixed effects and state time-varying covariates.

Results

Repealing Sunday ban

SUBMITTER: Nicosia N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11665804 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature