Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Victoria.
Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2019 Oct;43(5):451-456. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12901. Epub 2019 Apr 17.
This study examined the distribution of alcohol consumption in Australia, identifying the heaviest drinking 10% of the population and examining their sociodemographic characteristics and their alcohol consumption and purchasing practices.
Data came from the 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey and the 2013 International Alcohol Control Study. The heaviest drinking 10% of the population identified based on estimates of annual alcohol consumption. Logistic regression was then used to assess the factors that distinguished these heaviest drinkers from the rest of the drinking population.
The heaviest drinking 10% of the population consumed 54.4% of all alcohol consumed. These heavy drinkers were more likely to be men and to live in regional and remote areas. They were more likely to drink cask wine and full-strength beer and to purchase cheaper alcohol than other drinkers.
Australian alcohol consumption is heavily skewed. Alcohol consumption practices appear to differentiate the heaviest drinkers from others more clearly than sociodemographic factors. Implications for public health: Public health interventions that reduce drinking among the heaviest 10% of drinkers in Australia have the potential to markedly reduce per-capita consumption and reduce alcohol-related harm. Interventions focused on cheap alcohol may be effective with these drinkers.
本研究考察了澳大利亚的饮酒分布情况，确定了饮酒量最高的 10%人群，并分析了他们的社会人口学特征以及饮酒和购买习惯。
数据来自 2016 年全国毒品策略家庭调查和 2013 年国际酒精控制研究。根据年饮酒量估计，确定饮酒量最高的 10%人群。然后使用逻辑回归评估将这些重度饮酒者与其他饮酒者区分开来的因素。
饮酒量最高的 10%人群消费了所有酒类的 54.4%。这些重度饮酒者更可能是男性，居住在地区和偏远地区。他们更可能饮用桶装葡萄酒和全强度啤酒，并购买比其他饮酒者更便宜的酒精。
澳大利亚的饮酒量严重偏向。饮酒习惯似乎比社会人口学因素更能清楚地区分重度饮酒者和其他人。对公共卫生的影响：减少澳大利亚饮酒量最高的 10%人群饮酒的公共卫生干预措施有可能显著降低人均消费量并减少与酒精相关的危害。针对廉价酒精的干预措施可能对这些饮酒者有效。
