title: Longitudinal drinking patterns in indigenous Sami and non-indigenous youth in northern Norway.
abstract: Drinking patterns among indigenous Sami and non-Sami adolescents in northern Norway were explored. Longitudinal data were collected in 1994/95 among 2,950 high school students (RR: 85%) and in 1997/98 among 1,510 follow-ups (RR: 57%). Longitudinally, Sami had significantly lower drinking rates for all measures. An increase in 30-day drinkers occurred during the follow-up period: 23% in Sami and 19% in non-Sami. Sami reported higher paternal abstinence. Sami drank more often in public places. Sami reported more worries from friends and family about their drinking. The lower drinking rates in Sami relative to majority adolescents contrast with findings among indigenous peers elsewhere, but corresponds with the lower parental drinking rates.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Sami Health Research, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway, annas@ism.uit.no
authors.forename: Anna R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Spein
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sexton
authors.forename: Siv E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kvernmo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D044382:Population Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires