Authors
Citation
Jc. Duffy, ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION AND CONTROL POLICY, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A. Statistics in society, 156, 1993, pp. 225-230
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Statistic & Probability","Statistic & Probability
ISSN journal
09641998
Volume
156
Year of publication
1993
Part
2
Pages
225 - 230
Database
ISI
SICI code
0964-1998(1993)156:<225:AACP>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
This paper reviews work in the field of alcohol control policy concern
ing the importance of population mean consumption as a determinant of
the proportion of 'excessive drinkers' and the level of alcohol-relate
d problems. It is concluded that the statistical basis of this work is
unsound. The effects of specific policies on the proportion of excess
ive drinkers cannot be inferred from their effect on mean consumption.