Rowland Bosco C, Hall Jessica K, Kremer Peter J, Miller Peter G, Toumbourou John W
Centre for Socialand Early Emotional Development and School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood 3125, Australia.
Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development and School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong 3220, Australia.
Health Promot Int. 2017 Oct 1;32(5):790-799. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daw007.
Access to the supply of alcohol is an important factor influencing adolescent alcohol consumption. Although alcohol sales outlets are prohibited from selling alcohol to underage youth, there has been limited research investigating compliance. The present study sought to estimate the extent to which adolescents that appeared underage were successfully able to purchase alcohol from packaged liquor outlets in Australia; and to identify store and sales characteristics associated with illegal purchasing. In 2012, purchase surveys were conducted (n= 310) at packaged liquor outlets in 28 urban and rural communities across three states of Australia: Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria. Confederates successfully purchased alcohol at 60% (95% CI: 55-66) of outlets. The density of general alcohol outlets in the surrounding area and the type of liquor outlet were predictors of successful alcohol purchases; however, this was moderated by the state in which the purchase was made. Regional geographical location was also found to predict underage alcohol purchase. The majority of alcohol sales outlets in Australia breach regulations prohibiting sales to underage youth. Consistent enforcement of policies across the states of Australia, and reducing the number of alcohol outlets, will help prevent alcohol outlets illegally selling alcohol to underage adolescents.
酒精供应渠道是影响青少年饮酒行为的一个重要因素。尽管酒类销售点被禁止向未成年青年销售酒精，但对合规情况进行调查的研究却很有限。本研究旨在估计看似未成年的青少年能够成功从澳大利亚的瓶装酒销售点购买酒精的程度；并确定与非法购买相关的商店和销售特征。2012年，在澳大利亚三个州（西澳大利亚州、昆士兰州和维多利亚州）的28个城乡社区的瓶装酒销售点进行了购买调查（n = 310）。卧底人员在60%（95%置信区间：55 - 66）的销售点成功购买到了酒精。周边地区普通酒类销售点的密度和酒类销售点的类型是成功购买酒精的预测因素；然而，这会因购买所在的州而有所不同。还发现地区地理位置也是未成年饮酒购买行为的预测因素。澳大利亚大多数酒类销售点违反了禁止向未成年青年销售酒精的规定。在澳大利亚各州持续执行相关政策，并减少酒类销售点的数量，将有助于防止酒类销售点非法向未成年青少年销售酒精。
