title: Alcohol consumption in Chinese, Malays and Indians in Singapore.
abstract: A population based survey has measured alcohol consumption by questionnaire in persons aged 18 to 69 years in Singapore. The majority were "occasional/none" drinkers, being males (Chinese 87%, Malays 99% and Indians 80%) and females (Chinese 98%, Malays 100% and Indians 100%). "Heavy" consumption was uncommon in males (Chinese 0.6%, Malays 0% and Indians 1.3%) and absent in females, while "heavy/moderate" drinking was males (Chinese 5.7%, Malays 0.5% and Indians 3.8%) and females (Chinese 0.3%, Malays 0% and Indians 0%). For males, "light" drinking was highest in Indians (15.9%), then Chinese (7.8%) and then Malays (0.5%). This survey indicates that alcohol consumption is not yet a major public health problem in Singapore.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lun
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Thai
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Cheah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000208:ethnology*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008296:Malaysia / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012846:Singapore; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires