Patterns of Risky Alcohol Use in British Columbia– Results of the 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey
| dc.contributor.author | Stockwell, Tim | |
| dc.contributor.author | Surge, Jodi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Macdonald, Scott | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-19T18:48:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-08-19T18:48:26Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2005 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-04 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Overview • Drinking patterns in BC and Canada were compared against guidelines for low risk alcohol consumption using the 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey (CAS) • The low response rate (44% in BC, 47% in Canada) and other differences prevented valid comparisons with the last national survey in 1994 • The CAS greatly underestimated alcohol consumption, and reported consumption accounted for only 32% to 35% of known alcohol sales in Canada and 30% to 38% of sales in BC (depending on types of survey questions used) • It is likely that the estimates of illicit substance use reported in the CAS would similarly, or even more significantly, under–estimate actual consumption • 73% of all reported alcohol consumption was in excess of Canadian low–risk drinking guidelines and 53% was above less conservative international guidelines • Over 90% of the alcohol consumption reported by males aged 15 to 24 years was consumed in excess of Canadian guidelines and over 85% of that consumed by young females exceeded the guidelines • Just under 30% of males and 14% of females reported regularly drinking at risk levels for short–term and/or long–term harm • 40% of British Columbians at least occasionally drink above low risk levels and put themselves and others at risk of short–term harm • There were very similar levels of at risk drinking across urban, rural and intermediate regions of BC • It is recommended that improved survey methods are employed in the future to assess risky consumption patterns with an emphasis on achieving higher response rates and fuller coverage of known alcohol sales • Detailed statistical tables are available in the Appendix at http://www.silink.ca/Portals/0/Resources/AlcoholBulletin2005App.pdf | en_US |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | Unreviewed | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Faculty | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/4763 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Centre for Addictions Research of BC | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | CARBC Bulletin 1 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) | |
| dc.subject | Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC) | |
| dc.subject | adolescent | |
| dc.subject | British Columbia | |
| dc.subject | alcohol | |
| dc.subject | 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey | |
| dc.subject | bulletin | |
| dc.subject.department | Department of Psychology | |
| dc.subject.department | School of Health Information Science | |
| dc.title | Patterns of Risky Alcohol Use in British Columbia– Results of the 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey | en_US |
| dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |