title: Alcohol use and alcohol-related problems in self-identified lesbians: age and racial/ethnic comparisons.
abstract: Age cohort and racial/ethnic differences in alcohol-use patterns and alcohol-related problems were examined in a diverse sample of self-identified lesbians using data from the Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women Study (CHLEW). Significant differences in lifetime drinking patterns and lifetime alcohol-related problems were found across three generational cohorts; few differences were found across racial/ethnic groups. Findings are discussed in relation to previous research on lesbian alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Connecticut, W. Hartford, CT 06117-2698, USA. cheryl.parks@uconn.edu
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Parks
authors.forename: Tonda L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D002641:Chicago / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology