Categorizing US State Drinking Practices and Consumption Trends
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Categorizing US State Drinking Practices and Consumption Trends
US state alcohol consumption patterns and trends are examined in order to identify groups of states with similar drinking habits or cultures. Rates of heavy drinking and current abstention and per capita apparent consumption levels are used to categorize states. Six state groupings were identified: North Central and New England with the highest consumption and heavy drinking levels; Middle Atla...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7010269