Zakocs R C
Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
J Public Health Policy. 2000;21(3):328-41.
Concerned about social problems related to alcohol, communities are considering legal alternatives for restricting its availability. Whether restrictive local policies are realistic means for curtailing the physical availability of alcohol is unknown. Using North Carolina's 100 counties as the unit of analysis, the extent to which 1994 local option policies predicted 1995 rates of alcohol permits, controlling for other factors related to the demand for alcohol, was examined. Counties with restrictive policies were found to have lower rates of alcohol permits than counties with permissive policies, after accounting for alcohol demand. Local option policies may be a reasonable strategy for limiting the physical availability of alcohol. In turn, limiting alcohol availability may be effective in reducing alcohol-related community problems such as traffic crashes and violent assaults.
由于担心与酒精相关的社会问题，各社区正在考虑通过合法途径来限制酒精的供应。目前尚不清楚限制性的地方政策是否是减少酒精实际供应的现实手段。以北卡罗来纳州的100个县为分析单位，研究了在控制与酒精需求相关的其他因素的情况下，1994年的地方选择政策对1995年酒精许可证发放率的预测程度。在考虑了酒精需求之后，发现实施限制性政策的县的酒精许可证发放率低于实施宽松政策的县。地方选择政策可能是限制酒精实际供应的合理策略。反过来，限制酒精供应可能有效地减少与酒精相关的社区问题，如交通事故和暴力袭击。
