title: Drinking patterns and problems among African-Americans: recent findings.
abstract: The findings of recent research on drinking patterns and problems among African-Americans can be summarized as follows: (1) African-Americans report higher abstention rates than do whites; (2) African-Americans and whites report similar levels of frequent heavy drinking; (3) rates of heavy drinking have not declined at the same rate among African-American men and women as among white men; and (4) variables such as age, social class, church attendance, drinking norms, and avoidance coping may be important in understanding differences in drinking and drinking problem rates among African-Americans and whites. Limitations of the research are described and suggestions are made for possible directions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jones-Webb
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male