title: Dimensions of problem drinking among young adult restaurant workers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nationwide surveys identify food service workers as heavy alcohol users.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article analyzes dimensions and correlates of problem drinking among young adult food service workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  A telephone survey of national restaurant chain employees yielded 1,294 completed surveys.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hazardous alcohol consumption patterns were seen in 80% of men and 64% of women. Multivariate analysis showed that different dimensions of problem drinking measured by the AUDIT were associated with workers' demographic characteristics, smoking behaviour, and job category.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings offer evidence of extremely high rates of alcohol misuse among young adult restaurant workers.
authors.affiliation: Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, California 94704, USA. roland@prev.org
authors.forename: Roland S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Carol B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cunradi
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Duke
authors.forename: Genevieve M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ames
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012147:Restaurants; D017132:Workplace