TY - JOUR
T1 - Contemporary alcohol use patterns among a national sample of U.S. adult drinkers
AU - Linden-Carmichael, Ashley N.
AU - Lanza, Stephanie T.
AU - Dziak, John J.
AU - Bray, Bethany C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2017/10/2
Y1 - 2017/10/2
N2 - The aim of the current article is to identify subgroups of adult drinkers characterized by typical drinking patterns. Data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III were used to classify drinkers based on several indicators of drinking. Past-year drinkers aged 18–64 were included (n = 22,776). Latent class analysis revealed a 5-class model: Occasional, Light Drinkers (28%), Frequent Drinkers (25%), Infrequent Drinkers with Occasional Binging (5%), Frequent Drinkers with Occasional Binging (22%), and High-Intensity Drinkers (20%). Although most were Light Drinkers, many engaged in excessive drinking. Given the potential risk for harm, prevention efforts are warranted particularly for High-Intensity Drinkers.
AB - The aim of the current article is to identify subgroups of adult drinkers characterized by typical drinking patterns. Data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III were used to classify drinkers based on several indicators of drinking. Past-year drinkers aged 18–64 were included (n = 22,776). Latent class analysis revealed a 5-class model: Occasional, Light Drinkers (28%), Frequent Drinkers (25%), Infrequent Drinkers with Occasional Binging (5%), Frequent Drinkers with Occasional Binging (22%), and High-Intensity Drinkers (20%). Although most were Light Drinkers, many engaged in excessive drinking. Given the potential risk for harm, prevention efforts are warranted particularly for High-Intensity Drinkers.
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U2 - 10.1080/10550887.2017.1338816
DO - 10.1080/10550887.2017.1338816
M3 - Article
C2 - 28594636
AN - SCOPUS:85022191828
SN - 1055-0887
VL - 36
SP - 222
EP - 226
JO - Journal of Addictive Diseases
JF - Journal of Addictive Diseases
IS - 4
ER -
