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Drinking Trajectories and Factors in Koreans

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  • Yun-Young Kim

    (Department of Social Welfare, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea)

  • Hyung-Joo Park

    (Department of Social Welfare, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea)

  • Mee-Sook Kim

    (Division of General Education, Catholic Kkottongnae University, Cheongju 28211, Korea)

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the drinking culture in Korea by sex, age, household type, occupation, and income level to identify demographic groups with prominent drinking behaviors and factors affecting their drinking. Furthermore, we evaluated recent changes, including those due to COVID-19, in drinking behavior, using data from the Korea Welfare Panel Study from 2010 to 2020. Panel analysis was performed to reveal the effects of material deprivation, depression, and sociodemographic factors on drinking behavior. We used the AUDIT 3 scale including frequency of drinking, average amount of drinking, and frequency of excessive drinking. The two characteristics of Korean drinking are consistent with the claim of the ecological system theory that humans, as social beings, drink to facilitate social communication or promote problematic drinking when social communication is difficult. Drinking among Koreans is characterized by a pattern that alternates between social drinking and problem drinking. Our study recognizes drinking as a social problem that should be managed at social as well as national levels.

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  • Yun-Young Kim & Hyung-Joo Park & Mee-Sook Kim, 2021. "Drinking Trajectories and Factors in Koreans," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-16, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:16:p:8890-:d:620167
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    1. Taewook Huh & Yun Young Kim, 2021. "Triangular Trajectory of Sustainable Development: Panel Analysis of the OECD Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-16, March.
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    1. Aeree Sohn & Sarang Jang, 2022. "Do Drinking Norms, Motives, and Drinking Behaviors Differ by Age Group among Korean Women?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-13, March.
    2. Seung-Yeon Lee & Saemi Jung & Wanhyung Lee, 2022. "Status of Workers’ Health Behavior and the Association between Occupational Characteristics and Health Behavior," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-13, October.
    3. Yoon-Sun Jung & Seok-Jun Yoon, 2022. "Burden of Cancer Due to Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Consumption in Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-15, March.

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