| Alcohol outlet density and assault: a spatial analysis. | |
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PMID: 18339106 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIMS: A large number of studies have found links between alcohol outlet densities and assault rates in local areas. This study tests a variety of specifications of this link, focusing in particular on the possibility of a non-linear relationship. DESIGN: Cross-sectional data on police-recorded assaults during high alcohol hours, liquor outlets and socio-demographic characteristics were obtained for 223 postcodes in Melbourne, Australia. These data were used to construct a series of models testing the nature of the relationship between alcohol outlet density and assault, while controlling for socio-demographic factors and spatial auto-correlation. Four types of relationship were examined: a normal linear relationship between outlet density and assault, a non-linear relationship with potential threshold or saturation densities, a relationship mediated by the socio-economic status of the neighbourhood and a relationship which takes into account the effect of outlets in surrounding neighbourhoods. FINDINGS: The model positing non-linear relationships between outlet density and assaults was found to fit the data most effectively. An increasing accelerating effect for the density of hotel (pub) licences was found, suggesting a plausible upper limit for these licences in Melbourne postcodes. CONCLUSIONS: The study finds positive relationships between outlet density and assault rates and provides evidence that this relationship is non-linear and thus has critical values at which licensing policy-makers can impose density limits. |
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Authors:
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Michael Livingston |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Addiction (Abingdon, England) Volume: 103 ISSN: 0965-2140 ISO Abbreviation: Addiction Publication Date: 2008 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-03-14 Completed Date: 2008-08-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9304118 Medline TA: Addiction Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 619-28 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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AER Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Fitzroy, Australia. michaell@turningpoint.org.au |
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Alcohol Drinking
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epidemiology,
psychology* Alcoholic Beverages / supply & distribution* Commerce / standards* Cross-Sectional Studies Demography Female Humans Licensure* Male Models, Statistical Regression Analysis Socioeconomic Factors Urban Health / statistics & numerical data Victoria / epidemiology Violence / prevention & control*, statistics & numerical data |
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