Effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on different income and socioeconomic groups: a modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several countries are considering a minimum price policy for alcohol, but concerns exist about the potential effects on drinkers with low incomes. We aimed to assess the effect of a £0·45 minimum unit price (1 unit is 8 g/10 mL ethanol) in England across the income and socioeconomic distributions.

Methods

We used the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model (SAPM) version 2.6, a causal, deterministic, epidemiological model, to assess effects of a minimum unit price policy. SAPM accounts for alcohol purchasing and consumption preferences for population subgroups including income and socioeconomic groups. Purchasing preferences are regarded as the types and volumes of alcohol beverages, prices paid, and the balance between on-trade (eg, bars) and off-trade (eg, shops). We est

SUBMITTER: Holmes J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4018486 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature