Hilton M E, Kaskutas L
Alcohol Research Group, Berkeley, CA 94709.
Br J Addict. 1991 Oct;86(10):1323-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb01708.x.
Warning labels are now required on alcohol beverage containers in the United States. Prior to the enactment of the warning label law, a random sample of adults in the general population of the United States were interviewed by telephone to assess baseline knowledge and support for the warning labels (n = 2006). This paper proceeds on the assumption that public support is crucial for sustained success of alcohol control policies such as the warning label mandate. We found that a vast majority (87%) of the respondents felt that alcoholic beverages should have warning labels about possible health hazards, with abstention as the most significant predictor of support. A majority of the respondents also felt that alcohol education, server intervention, treatment and counter-advertisement programs should be increased. A large minority felt that alcohol taxes should be increased store hours should be decreased, and the legal drinking age should be increased. Most respondents agreed that warning labels would not have much effect on heavy drinkers. When compared to responses to similar questions about alcohol control policies over the past 20 years, evidence supporting a conservative trend towards alcohol in the United States was found.
现在美国要求在酒精饮料容器上张贴警示标签。在警示标签法律颁布之前，通过电话采访了美国普通人群中的一个随机样本成年人，以评估他们对警示标签的基线知识和支持情况（n = 2006）。本文基于这样一种假设，即公众支持对于诸如警示标签强制规定等酒精控制政策的持续成功至关重要。我们发现，绝大多数（87%）的受访者认为酒精饮料应该有关于可能健康危害的警示标签，而戒酒是支持的最显著预测因素。大多数受访者还认为应该增加酒精教育、服务员干预、治疗和反广告项目。一小部分人认为应该提高酒精税、减少商店营业时间并提高法定饮酒年龄。大多数受访者同意警示标签对重度饮酒者不会有太大影响。与过去20年中关于酒精控制政策的类似问题的回答相比，发现了支持美国对酒精态度趋于保守的趋势的证据。
