Assessment of the average price and ethanol content of alcoholic beverages by brand--United States, 2011.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are no existing data on alcoholic beverage prices and ethanol (EtOH) content at the level of alcohol brand. A comprehensive understanding of alcohol prices and EtOH content at the brand level is essential for the development of effective public policy to reduce alcohol use among underage youth. The purpose of this study was to comprehensively assess alcoholic beverage prices and EtOH content at the brand level.

Methods

Using online alcohol price data from 15 control states and 164 online alcohol stores, we estimated the average alcohol price and percent alcohol by volume for 900 brands of alcohol, across 17 different alcoholic beverage types, in the United States in 2011.

Results

There is considerable variation in both brand-specific alcohol prices an

SUBMITTER: DiLoreto JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3349795 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature