Neighborhood Contextual Factors, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol Problems in the United States: Evidence from a Nationally-Representative Study of Young Adults

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Examines Wave III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health data for young adults, aged 18-26, to better understand alcohol use and related problems from the past year. Analyzes neighborhood contextual factors, such as density of on- and off-premises alcohol outlets, neighborhood disadvantage, and rural versus urban residence, and mapped alcohol outlet licenses. Includes statistics for demographics, neighborhood context, and alcohol use and problems.

Wendy S. Slutske, Arielle R. Deutsch, Thomas M. Piasecki

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 40(5), 1010-1019

05/2016

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Alcohol use · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data