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Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of alcohol consumption: survey findings from five states in India

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  • Kaushalendra Kumar

    (International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS))

  • Santosh Kumar

    (Department of Economics and International Business, Sam Houston State University)

  • Anil Kumar Singh

    (Department of Economics, Shyam Lal College (E), University of Delhi, Delhi, India.)

Abstract

We investigate the association between socio-demographic characteristics and alcohol consumption in India. Analytical data were derived from household surveys conducted by the study team that included 6,088 adults in five states of India (male=3,803, female=2285). Multivariate logistic regression models were fitted to investigate the socio-demographic association with both alcohol use and types of alcoholic beverages. More than one-third of the sample respondents (38.6%, 95%CI = 29.2-48.8%) reported to be current drinkers and approximately one-fifth (21.7%, 95%CI = 4.2-31.7%) were heavy drinkers and 7.4% (95%CI = 4.6-11.6%) were heavy episodic drinkers. In multivariate analyses, age greater than 50 years (OR = 0.70, 95%CI = 0.56-0.86), being female (OR = 0.08, 95%CI = 0.06-0.09), schooling greater than 12 years (OR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.50-0.75), owing land (OR = 0.74, 95%CI = 0.65-0.86), and living in a pucca house (OR = 0.85, 95% CI = 0.74-0.98) were negatively associated with current drinking status. Higher income (OR = 1.30, 95%CI = 1.08-0.57) and living in urban areas (OR = 1.54, 95%CI = 1.33-1.78) were positively associated with current drinking. Substantial differences in the socio-demographic correlates of alcohol use and types of alcoholic beverages exist in India. Intervention and prevention strategies should include drinkers characteristic as well.

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  • Kaushalendra Kumar & Santosh Kumar & Anil Kumar Singh, 2018. "Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of alcohol consumption: survey findings from five states in India," Working Papers 1802, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business.
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    1. Santosh Kumar, 2016. "Price Elasticity of Alcohol Demand in India," Working Papers 1610, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business.
    2. Chowdhury, Arabinda N. & Ramakrishna, Jayashree & Chakraborty, Ajoy K. & Weiss, Mitchell G., 2006. "Cultural context and impact of alcohol use in the Sundarban Delta, West Bengal, India," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 63(3), pages 722-731, August.
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    Keywords

    Alcohol use; Socio-demographic determinants; Country liquor; Home-brewed; India.;
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    • A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health

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