Berger D E, Snortum J R
J Stud Alcohol. 1985 May;46(3):232-9. doi: 10.15288/jsa.1985.46.232.
Relationships between the preferred type of alcoholic beverage and various drinking-driving behaviors and attitudes were examined in a representative sample of 1000 licensed U.S. drivers interviewed in a national telephone survey. Substantial differences were found between subjects who preferred beer and those who preferred wine or distilled spirits. Those who preferred beer typically drank to higher levels of intoxication, were more likely to drive after drinking and tended to consider driving while intoxicated to be less serious. With few exceptions, these findings were true regardless of sex, age, education, income and marital status. These data contradict the popular perception of beer as a relatively harmless drink of moderation, and challenge policies of special concessions for the legal purchasing age and advertising of beer.
在一项全国性电话调查中，对1000名美国有驾照的司机进行了访谈，以此作为代表性样本，研究了酒类偏好与各种酒后驾车行为及态度之间的关系。结果发现，偏爱啤酒的人和偏爱葡萄酒或蒸馏酒的人之间存在显著差异。偏爱啤酒的人通常饮酒至更高的醉酒程度，酒后驾车的可能性更大，并且往往认为醉酒驾车没那么严重。几乎毫无例外，无论性别、年龄、教育程度、收入和婚姻状况如何，这些发现都是成立的。这些数据与啤酒是相对无害的适度饮品这一普遍认知相矛盾，也对啤酒法定购买年龄及广告的特殊优惠政策提出了挑战。
