Alcohol problems and the availability of alcohol.
This study assesses the statistical effects of the physical availability of alcohol as measured by the number of liquor store employees per 100,000 persons. Controlling for the effects of per capita income and urbanism, it is found that there are effects of physical availability on current tangible consequences but not on alcoholism rates or frequent heavy drinking.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007221:Industry; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population