Acculturation and alcohol consumption in Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, and Mexican-American women in the United States.
Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to examine the influence of acculturation on alcohol consumption among Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, and Mexican-American women in the United States. Acculturation was found to be positively related to frequency of consumption and probability of being a drinker among all three groups. A positive relationship was also evident for total drinks consumed among Cuban-American women, and volume (drinks per occasion) and total drinks consumed among Mexican-American women.
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
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D000069:Acculturation; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000208:ethnology*; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D017058:Mexican Americans; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States