[Alcohol consumption, income and education in Norway, 1993-2000].
BACKGROUND
We have studied the trend in alcohol consumption by socio-economic status in Norway over the 1993-2000 period. Have differences in consumption been stable over time, or have they levelled off?


METHODS
Our analysis is based on self-reported data from 6894 persons, stratified by year, sex, age, level of education, level of income, and where in Norway they lived. Bivariate and multiple analyses were performed.


RESULTS
Alcohol consumption increased in all socio-economic groups over this period. Men consumed more than women; consumption increased with level of education and level of income. Income and level of education predicted alcohol consumption about equally well. The Oslo area had the highest consumption.


CONCLUSIONS
Alcohol consumption has increased in all socio-economic groups. It increases with level of education and higher income; men consume more than women.
Divisjon for epidemiologi, Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt, Postboks 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo. bjorn.heine.strand@fhi.no
Bjørn Heine
BH
Strand
Asbjørn
A
Steiro
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000639:trends*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires