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Regional Variations in the Levels of Alcohol–Related Problems in Britain

Kilich, Suna; Plant, Martin

Authors

Suna Kilich

Martin Plant



Abstract

The nature and extent of regional variations in levels of alcohol‐related problem in Britain are reviewed. Results confirm that considerable differences exist in officially recorded levels of alcohol‐related mortality, crimes and alcoholism admissions. The established view, that such rates are much higher in the North‐West, was also confirmed. In England and Wales levels of alcohol‐related problems were all positively intercorrelated and were also positively correlated with unemployment rates. In Scotland mortality data were negatively correlated with alcoholism admissions and crimes. It is suggested that, to a large extent, such official data reflect differences in provision of services or of detection. In particular, the anomalous Scottish data are concluded to be artefacts of regional idiosyncracies of recording alcohol‐related mortality. Copyright © 1981, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

Citation

Kilich, S., & Plant, M. (1981). Regional Variations in the Levels of Alcohol–Related Problems in Britain. British journal of addiction, 76(1), 47-62. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1981.tb00207.x

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 1981
Journal British Journal of Addiction
Print ISSN 0952-0481
Electronic ISSN 1360-0443
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 76
Issue 1
Pages 47-62
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1981.tb00207.x
Keywords regional variations, alcohol related problems, Britain
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1114138
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1981.tb00207.x


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