title: Alcohol use among immigrants in Ontario, Canada.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined prevalence of alcohol consumption among immigrants and the Canadian-born populations of Ontario by ethnic origin, and the association between ethnicity, country of birth, age at arrival, length of residence in Canada and drinking measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were derived from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Monitor, a cross-sectional survey of Ontario adults, conducted between January 2005 and December 2010 (n = 13,557).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of alcohol consumption and risk drinking was generally lower among foreign-born than Canadian-born respondents, but significant variations across ethnic groups were found. In general, foreign-born respondents of European descent reported higher rates of alcohol use and risk drinking than foreign-born respondents from other ethnic groups. We also observed that ethnicity effects varied by whether or not respondents were born in Canada, and by the age at which they arrived in Canada.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While previous studies generally found an increase in immigrants' alcohol consumption with years in Canada, our data suggest that longer duration of residence may have either positive or negative effects on immigrants' alcohol use, depending on the country of origin/traditional drinking pattern. More research is needed to explore determinants of alcohol use and risk drinking among immigrants and to identify those groups at highest risk.
authors: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
authors: Branka
authors: B
authors: Agic
authors: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
authors: Robert E
authors: RE
authors: Mann
authors: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Tuck
authors: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
authors: Anca
authors: A
authors: Ialomiteanu
authors: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Bondy
authors: Center on Immigration and Justice, Vera Institute of Justice, New York, USA.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Simich
authors: Neurosurgery Department, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors: Gabriela
authors: G
authors: Ilie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Canada; alcohol; ethnicity; immigrants; risk drinking