Alcohol outlets and youth alcohol use: Exposure in suburban areas |
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| Authors: | Keryn E. Pasch Mary O. Hearst Melissa C. Nelson Ann Forsyth Leslie A. Lytle |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA;2. Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 314 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA;1. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America;2. University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, United States of America |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to explore how exposure to alcohol outlets (around home and school) influenced alcohol use among 242 high-school students (mean age 16.4, 48.8% male, 93.4% White). Results found no relationship between alcohol outlet exposure, using a measure of both distance to and density around students’ homes and schools, and alcohol use. This study suggests that outlet exposure may not influence alcohol use among mostly White, middle-class, and suburban youth. However, the lack of association may also reflect the lower level of alcohol outlets present in low-density residential environments as well as differences in accessibility. |
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