Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2019 May;38(4):399-405. doi: 10.1111/dar.12933. Epub 2019 Apr 30.
Public support for restrictions on late night trading of licensed venues increased substantially between 2001 and 2013, a period with very few policy interventions in Australia. In early 2014 a set of high profile restrictions were introduced in Sydney, New South Wales. In this study, we examine whether these 2014 policy interventions affected public support for late trading restrictions.
We use data from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey, focussing especially on the 2013 (n = 23 521) and 2016 (n = 23 425) waves. A series of regression models with interaction terms between socio-demographic variable and year were used to examine how trends in support for late trading policies varied between different population groups.
Support for late trading restrictions fell substantially between 2013 and 2016-from 2.58 to 2.35 on a 0-4 point scale. In particular, support fell more in New South Wales than in other jurisdictions. Among New South Wales residents, support fell more for middle-aged and older respondents and more for drinkers than non-drinkers.
Support for late trading restrictions fell sharply, especially among those affected in New South Wales. Advocates for public health-oriented alcohol policy restrictions need to pay attention to public support in the aftermath of policy 'wins'.
2001 年至 2013 年间，公众对限制持牌场所夜间交易的支持大幅增加，在此期间澳大利亚几乎没有出台任何政策干预措施。2014 年初，新南威尔士州悉尼出台了一系列备受瞩目的限制措施。在这项研究中，我们研究了这些 2014 年的政策干预措施是否影响了公众对夜间交易限制的支持。
我们使用国家毒品策略家庭调查的数据，特别关注 2013 年（n=23521）和 2016 年（n=23425）的两个年度。使用一系列带有社会人口统计学变量与年度之间交互项的回归模型，研究了对夜间交易政策的支持趋势在不同人群之间的变化。
2013 年至 2016 年间，对夜间交易限制的支持大幅下降——从 0-4 分制的 2.58 降至 2.35。特别是，新南威尔士州的支持率下降幅度大于其他司法管辖区。在新南威尔士州的居民中，中年和老年受访者以及饮酒者的支持率下降幅度大于非饮酒者。
对夜间交易限制的支持急剧下降，特别是在新南威尔士州受影响的人群中。以公共卫生为导向的酒精政策限制的倡导者需要关注政策“胜利”后的公众支持。
