| Effects of Sunday sales restrictions on overall and day-specific alcohol consumption: evidence from Canada. | |
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PMID: 19118401 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of Sunday alcohol-sales policies on day-specific and overall alcohol consumption. METHOD: Individual-level data on overall and day-specific alcohol consumption from Canada's National Population Health Surveys, 1994-1999, were linked to province-level policy variation in whether a Sunday sales restriction was present. We compared individuals in provinces with sales restrictions with those in provinces without such restrictions, and we estimated models of day-specific and overall alcohol consumption. We used a standard cross-section model as well as a quasi-experimental approach that relied on Ontario's liberalization of Sunday sales in 1997. RESULTS: Sunday sales were associated with a significant increase in drinking on Sundays of 7% to 15%. We found evidence of substitution away from drinking on Saturdays and no evidence for increases in overall drinking. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that repealing Sunday sales prohibitions is unlikely to result in increased overall alcohol consumption, although such liberalization may change the within-week distribution. |
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Authors:
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Christopher S Carpenter; Daniel Eisenberg |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs Volume: 70 ISSN: 1937-1888 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2009 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-01 Completed Date: 2009-03-24 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101295847 Medline TA: J Stud Alcohol Drugs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 126-33 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Economics/Public Policy, The Paul Merage School of Business, 428 SB, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3125, USA. kittc@uci.edu |
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Adult Aged Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology* Alcoholic Beverages / supply & distribution* Canada / epidemiology Commerce / legislation & jurisprudence* Female Health Surveys Humans Male Middle Aged Time Factors |
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