Gender differences in public and private drinking contexts: A multi-level GENACIS analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2136-2160

  Bond, Jason C ^a   Roberts, Sarah C M ^a,b   Greenfield, Thomas K ^a,c   Korcha, Rachael ^a   Ye, Yu ^a   Nayak, Madhabika B ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Context of drinking; Cross national study; Culture; Economic development; GENACIS; Gender equity; Hierarchical linear models (HLM); On and off premises alcohol use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PLACE PREFERENCE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; VIOLENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77954781256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7052136     Document Type: Article

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