Neighbourhood context and binge drinking from adolescence into early adulthood in a US national cohort. (1st July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fairman, Brian J; Goldstein, Risë B; Simons-Morton, Bruce G; Haynie, Denise L; Liu, Danping; Hingson, Ralph W; Gilman, Stephen E
• Is Part Of: International journal of epidemiology. Volume 49:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 103
• Page End: 112
• Publication Date: 2019-07-01
• Subjects: Alcohol -- binge -- crime -- disadvantage -- neighbourhood -- outlets; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; 614.4
• DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyz133
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-5771

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Underage binge drinking is a serious health concern that is likely influenced by the neighbourhood environment. However, longitudinal evidence has been limited and few studies have examined time-varying neighbourhood factors and demographic subgroup variation. Methods: We investigated neighbourhood influences and binge drinking in a national cohort of US 10th grade students at four times (2010–2014; n = 2745). We estimated odds ratios (OR) for past 30-day binge drinking associated with neighbourhood disadvantage, personal and property crime (quartiles), and number of liquor, beer and wine stores within 5 km, and then evaluated whether neighbourhood associations differ by age, sex and race/ethnicity. Results: Neighbourhood disadvantage was associated with binge drinking before 18 [OR = 1.54; 95% confidence interval (1.14, 2.08)], but not after 18 years of age. Property crime in neighbourhoods was associated with a higher odds of binge drinking [OR = 1.54 (0.96, 2.45)], an association that was stronger in early adulthood [4th vs 1st quartile: OR = 1.77 (1.04, 3.03)] and among Whites [4th vs 1st quartile: OR = 2.46 (1.03, 5.90)]. Higher density of liquor stores predicted binge drinking among Blacks [1–10 stores vs none: OR = 4.31 (1.50, 12.36)] whereas higher density of beer/wine stores predicted binge drinking among Whites [one vs none for beer: OR = 2.21 (1.06, 4.60); for wine: OR = 2.04 (1.04, 4.03)]. Conclusions: Neighbourhood conditions, particularly those related to economic circumstances, crime and alcohol outlet density, were related to binge drinking among young adults, but associations varied across age and individual characteristics.