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The socioeconomic distribution of alcohol-related violence in England and Wales

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  • Lucy Bryant
  • Carly Lightowlers

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Inequalities in alcohol-related health harms have been repeatedly identified. However, the socioeconomic distribution of alcohol-related violence (violence committed by a person under the influence of alcohol)–and of subtypes such as alcohol-related domestic violence–remains under-examined. To examine this, data are drawn from nationally representative victimisation survey, the Crime Survey for England and Wales, from years 2013/14 to 2017/18. Socioeconomic status specific incidence and prevalence rates for alcohol-related violence (including subtypes domestic, stranger, and acquaintance violence) were created. Binomial logistic regressions were performed to test whether the likelihood of experiencing these incidents was affected by socioeconomic status when controlling for a range of pre-established risk factors associated with violence victimisation. Findings generally show lower socioeconomic groups experience higher prevalence rates of alcohol-related violence overall, and higher incidence and prevalence rates for alcohol-related domestic and acquaintance violence. Binomial logistic regression results show that the likelihood of experiencing these types of violence is affected by a person’s socioeconomic status–even when other risk factors known to be associated with violence are held constant. Along with action to address environmental and economic drivers of socioeconomic inequality, provision of publicly funded domestic violence services should be improved, and alcohol pricing and availability interventions should be investigated for their potential to disproportionately benefit lower socioeconomic groups.

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  • Lucy Bryant & Carly Lightowlers, 2021. "The socioeconomic distribution of alcohol-related violence in England and Wales," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(2), pages 1-18, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0243206
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243206
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    1. Emma Beard & Jamie Brown & Robert West & Colin Angus & Alan Brennan & John Holmes & Eileen Kaner & Petra Meier & Susan Michie, 2016. "Deconstructing the Alcohol Harm Paradox: A Population Based Survey of Adults in England," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(9), pages 1-17, September.
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    1. Mason, Chloe, 2022. "An Investigation into the Prevalence and Predictors of Domestic Violence in England: A Quantitative Study using the Crime Survey for England and Wales," OSF Preprints 8gn6u, Center for Open Science.
    2. Gedikli, Cigdem & Popli, Gurleen & Yilmaz, Okan, 2023. "The impact of intimate partner violence on women’s labour market outcomes," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).

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