Minimum Alcohol Prices and Outlet Densities in British Columbia, Canada: Estimated Impacts on Alcohol-Attributable Hospital Admissions

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dc.contributor.authorStockwell, Tim
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Jinhui
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Gina
dc.contributor.authorMacdonald, Scott
dc.contributor.authorVallance, Kate
dc.contributor.authorTreno, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorPonicki, William
dc.contributor.authorTu, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorBuxton, Jane
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-19T21:46:31Z
dc.date.available2013-08-19T21:46:31Z
dc.date.copyright2013en_US
dc.date.issued2013-04
dc.description.abstractObjectives. We investigated whether periodic increases in minimum alcohol prices were associated with reduced alcohol-attributable hospital admissions in British Columbia. Methods. The longitudinal panel study (2002–2009) incorporated minimum alcohol prices, density of alcohol outlets, and age- and gender-standardized rates of acute, chronic, and 100% alcohol-attributable admissions. We applied mixed-method regression models to data from 89 geographic areas of British Columbia across 32 time periods, adjusting for spatial and temporal autocorrelation, moving average effects, season, and a range of economic and social variables. Results. A 10% increase in the average minimum price of all alcoholic beverages was associated with an 8.95% decrease in acute alcohol-attributable admissions and a 9.22% reduction in chronic alcohol-attributable admissions 2 years later. A Can$ 0.10 increase in average minimum price would prevent 166 acute admissions in the 1st year and 275 chronic admissions 2 years later. We also estimated significant, though smaller, adverse impacts of increased private liquor store density on hospital admission rates for all types of alcohol attributable admissions. Conclusions. Significant health benefits were observed when minimum alcohol prices in British Columbia were increased. By contrast, adverse health outcomes were associated with an expansion of private liquor stores.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationStockwell et al. American Journal of Public Health Published online ahead of print April 18, 2013en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4773
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Journal of Public Healthen_US
dc.titleMinimum Alcohol Prices and Outlet Densities in British Columbia, Canada: Estimated Impacts on Alcohol-Attributable Hospital Admissionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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