Individual and household-level socioeconomic position is associated with harmful alcohol consumption behaviours among adults

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 270-277

  Giskes, Katrina ^a   Turrell, Gavin ^a   Bentley, Rebecca ^b   Kavanagh, Anne ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Education; Income; Multilevel; Occupation; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959867033     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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