Mohan D, Sundaram K R, Advani G B, Sharma H K, Bajaj J S
Drug Alcohol Depend. 1984 Oct;14(2):121-8. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(84)90037-1.
This part of the study dealt with the analysis of the characteristics of alcohol users. About 50% of both male and female users were between 20 and 39 years of age; 8.1% of males and only 1.3% of females used alcohol daily or several times in a week. Desi (country) liquor was the beverage used by more than 85% of the users; 77.5% of males and 96.5% of females consumed less than one quarter of a bottle of alcohol, and 65.3% of males and 93.6% of females were taking alcohol at their houses only. The reasons given for drinking by the majority of users were 'for pleasure', 'for celebration of an event' and 'status symbol'. The quantity/frequency index analysis showed that the percentage of alcoholics was 4.2 and the remaining were social drinkers. Physical, economic and social problems were reported by a significantly higher percentage of alcoholics than social drinkers. The importance of consideration of these factors in formulating a strategy of social policy in the field of alcohol use is emphasised.
该研究的这一部分涉及对饮酒者特征的分析。男性和女性饮酒者中约50%年龄在20至39岁之间；8.1%的男性和仅1.3%的女性每天饮酒或每周饮酒数次。印度国产酒是超过85%的饮酒者饮用的饮料；77.5%的男性和96.5%的女性饮酒量少于四分之一瓶，65.3%的男性和93.6%的女性仅在家中饮酒。大多数饮酒者给出的饮酒理由是“为了娱乐”、“为了庆祝活动”和“身份象征”。饮酒量/饮酒频率指数分析表明，酗酒者的比例为4.2%，其余为社交饮酒者。报告称，酗酒者出现身体、经济和社会问题的比例明显高于社交饮酒者。强调了在制定酒精使用领域社会政策策略时考虑这些因素的重要性。
