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Drinking habits among older persons — findings from the NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup Study (1982-84)
Author(s)	Alison A Moore, Ron D Hays, Gail A Greendale
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 47, no 4, April 1999
Pages	pp 412-416
Keywords	Alcoholism ; Age groups [elderly] ; Alcoholic beverages ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	The authors describe alcohol use behaviours and demographic characteristics of 3448 over-65s who participated in the NHANES I (US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I) Epidemiologic Followup Study (1982-84). 60% of the sample reported having 12 or more drinks of alcohol in at least one year of their lives. 79% of these older drinkers drank daily (31% men, 19% women). Using gender-specific definitions (men >2 drinks/day; women >1 drink/day), 16% of men drinking alcohol and 15% of women drinking alcohol were heavy drinkers. Younger age, male gender, and higher income were associated with greater alcohol use. Most older people who ever drank alcohol in their lifetimes were drinking currently. A substantial number of older people were also drinking at levels which may be at risk to their health. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990825293 A
Classmark	ETA: BB: YPP: 3J: 7T
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