| Alcohol taxes and birth outcomes. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20623000 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
This study examines the relationships between alcohol taxation, drinking during pregnancy, and infant health. Merged data from the US Natality Detailed Files, as well as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (1985-2002), data regarding state taxes on beer, wine, and liquor, a state- and year-fixed-effect reduced-form regression were used. Results indicate that a one-cent ($0.01) increase in beer taxes decreased the incidence of low-birth-weight by about 1-2 percentage points. The binge drinking participation tax elasticity is -2.5 for beer and wine taxes and -9 for liquor taxes. These results demonstrate the potential intergenerational impact of increasing alcohol taxes. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Ning Zhang |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-04-27 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: International journal of environmental research and public health Volume: 7 ISSN: 1660-4601 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-07-12 Completed Date: 2010-10-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 101238455 Medline TA: Int J Environ Res Public Health Country: Switzerland |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 1901-12 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. ning_zhang@urmc.rochester.edu |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Alcohol Drinking* Apgar Score Ethanol / economics* Female Humans Infant, Newborn Models, Theoretical Population Surveillance Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome* Risk Factors Taxes* |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
|
64-17-5/Ethanol |
| Comments/Corrections | |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Assessment of benzo(a)pyrene-equivalent carcinogenicity and mutagenicity of residential indoor versu...
Next Document: Season of birth and risk for adult onset glioma.