The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 1 King St, Newtown, 2042, New South Wales, Australia; Curtin University, Perth, Western, Australia.
The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 1 King St, Newtown, 2042, New South Wales, Australia.
Addict Behav. 2023 Jan;136:107486. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107486. Epub 2022 Sep 5.
Many governments are failing to systematically introduce evidence-based alcohol control policies, and debate continues around issues of market freedom and personal responsibility. The aim of this international study was to assess the extent to which the public considers a range of alcohol control policies to be the responsibility of three different categories of actors: government, the private sector, and individuals. Around 1000 respondents from seven countries (Australia, Canada, China, India, New Zealand, the UK, and the US; n = 7559) completed an online survey assessing demographic characteristics, alcohol consumption status, and perceived responsibility for four alcohol harm-reduction actions relating to alcohol availability, advertising, and public education campaigns. Across the total sample and all assessed actions, governments were selected as an appropriate actor in 66 % of instances, the private sector in 39 %, and individuals in 28 %. Respondents from New Zealand were most likely to consider the actions to be government responsibility and respondents from the US the least. In relatively few instances (8 %), respondents considered the actions unworthy of attention by any actor. Across all seven countries, governments were considered to be the most appropriate actors to undertake actions relating to restricting alcohol availability, regulating alcohol advertising, and disseminating campaigns to educate the public about alcohol-related harm. The results indicate that the public may be receptive to greater intervention in these areas.
许多政府未能系统地引入基于证据的酒精控制政策，围绕市场自由和个人责任等问题仍存在争议。本国际研究旨在评估公众认为一系列酒精控制政策应由哪三类行为者负责：政府、私营部门和个人。来自七个国家（澳大利亚、加拿大、中国、印度、新西兰、英国和美国；n=7559）的约 1000 名受访者完成了一项在线调查，评估了人口特征、饮酒状况以及对与酒精供应、广告和公共教育活动相关的四项减少酒精伤害的行动的认知责任。在总样本和所有评估的行动中，政府被选为 66%的适当行为者，私营部门为 39%，个人为 28%。新西兰的受访者最有可能认为这些行动应由政府负责，而美国的受访者则最不可能。在相对较少的情况下（8%），受访者认为这些行动不值得任何行为者关注。在所有七个国家中，政府被认为是最适合采取行动限制酒精供应、监管酒精广告和开展宣传活动以教育公众了解与酒精相关的危害的行为者。结果表明，公众可能愿意在这些领域接受更多的干预。
