title: Gender Differences in Alcohol Use and Risk Drinking in Ontario Ethnic Groups.
abstract: This article examines prevalence and gender differences of alcohol use and risk drinking in a representative sample of Ontario adults. Data were drawn from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Monitor survey of Ontario adults aged 18 and older collected between January 2005 and December 2010. The prevalence of self-reported lifetime, current, and high-risk drinking were all higher among the Canadian and the European-origin groups compared with other ethnic groups. Within-group gender differences were evident for all ethnic groups. The narrowest gender gap was observed within the North European group and the widest in the South Asian group. The non-European ethnic groups had higher rates of abstinence and lower alcohol consumption rates; nevertheless, a considerable proportion of people from these groups may be at risk of alcohol-related harm due to risky and harmful alcohol consumption patterns. Future research should continue to investigate alcohol use in these groups and identify subgroups at risk and factors that increase or decrease their vulnerability to risky and problem drinking.
authors: a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) , Toronto , Canada.|b University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada.
authors: Branka
authors: B
authors: Agic
authors: a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) , Toronto , Canada.|b University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada.
authors: Robert E
authors: RE
authors: Mann
authors: a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) , Toronto , Canada.
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Tuck
authors: a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) , Toronto , Canada.
authors: Anca R
authors: AR
authors: Ialomiteanu
authors: c Dalla Lana School of Public Health , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada.
authors: Susan J
authors: SJ
authors: Bondy
authors: d Center on Immigration and Justice , VERA Institute of Justice , New York , New York , USA.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Simich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: alcohol; ethnicity; gender