title: [The personal and familial alcohol habits in groups of young men at their first military draft exam].
abstract: In order to evaluate alcoholic consumption in a group of young men from an area in northern Italy, 834 subjects (18 years old) were examined at their first military check up. They compiled a questionnaire dealing with their own and their fathers' alcoholic consumption, social status, cultural habits, tobacco and drug abuse. 14.3% of the group examined were teetotalers. The alcoholic consumption of the youths was 31.44 +/- 48.8 DS alcohol g/a day versus their fathers' consumption of 44.52 +/- 42.12 DS alcohol g/a day. This difference is statistically significant (t = -8.1 p less than 0.001). No difference in alcoholic consumption was found between employed and unemployed subjects. Artisans and traders evidenced the highest levels of alcohol consumption (F = 2.58, p less than 0.009). The youths changed their alcoholic habits with respect to their own parents, preferring beer to wine consumption, although no change was observed in their approach to the alcoholic problems. The beer, like alcohol, remains a sociable and reassuring drink with positive connotations, even tough it is not considered a traditional Italian drink.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi di Pavia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vittadini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marraccini
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Giorgi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caramia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Candura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001515:Beer; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014920:Wine
vernacular_title: Studio sulle abitudini alcoliche personali e familiari in gruppi di giovani alla prima visita di leva.