Patterns in Reduction or Cessation of Drinking in Australia (2001-2013) and Motivation for Change.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This paper examines: (a) change over time (2001-2013) in recently reducing or ceasing drinking in the Australian population and (b) the reasons given for reducing or ceasing drinking in the most recent survey (2013); stratified by sex and age group.

Short summary

Rates of reducing and ceasing drinking increased between 2001 and 2013 in Australia. Young people were more likely to modify drinking due to lifestyle and enjoyment reasons; older groups were more likely to report health reasons. These trends contribute to the broader context of declining alcohol consumption in Australia.

Methods

Data are from five waves of the National Drug Strategy Household Survey (N = 119,397). Logistic regression models with interaction terms were used to identify a shift in sex or

SUBMITTER: Pennay A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7614938 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature