Beyond black, white and Hispanic: Race, ethnic origin and drinking patterns in the United States
Beyond black, white and Hispanic: Race, ethnic origin and drinking patterns in the United States
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10.1016/s0899-3289(99)00009-7
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发表时间：
1998-01-01
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Dawson, DA
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Dawson, DA
这项研究使用了42862名美国成年人的数据，其中包括18352名过去一年的饮酒者，以描述美国饮酒模式的种族和国籍差异。年龄-性别标准化估计分为21个种族类别的白人和5个类别的黑人和其他种族的个人。在这三个种族群体中，白人最可能饮酒，但黑人的饮酒量和酗酒频率最高。种族范畴内的民族血统差异与种族间的差异一样显著。与欧洲血统的白人相比，西班牙裔和美洲原住民的白人饮酒的可能性较小，但在饮酒的日子里消耗的酒精更多。南欧和东欧血统的白人比北欧或中欧血统的白人喝了更多的葡萄酒，并表现出更适度的饮酒模式（每天饮酒的摄入量更低和/或频繁的大量饮酒）。加勒比裔西班牙人比其他西班牙裔白人更不容易酗酒；同样，来自说英语的加勒比地区的黑人比其他黑人表现出更适度的饮酒模式。亚洲人，尤其是非日本人，在其他种族中饮酒模式最温和。虽然在调整婚姻状况、教育程度和收入后，黑人/白人在重度饮酒量和频率上的差异消失了，但大多数种族血统的差异即使没有其原始幅度，也保持了其统计意义。这些发现表明，文化力量对饮酒行为有着强烈的影响，欧洲白人在饮酒流行程度、饮料偏好和大量饮酒频率方面的差异表明，即使在假定的多代文化适应之后，种族血统和饮酒行为之间的联系可能仍然存在。
This study used data on 42,862 U.S. adults, including 18,352 past-year drinkers, to describe differentials by race and national origin in U.S. drinking patterns. Age-sex standardized estimates were presented within 21 categories of ethnic origin for whites and within five categories each for individuals of black and other races. Of the three racial groups, whites were the most likely to drink but blacks had the highest volume of intake and frequency of heavy drinking. Differences by ethnic origin within racial categories were as marked as differentials between races. Compared to whites of European origin, those of Hispanic and native American origin were less likely to drink but consumed more alcohol on days when they drank. Whites of Southern and Eastern European origin drank proportionately more wine and demonstrated more moderate drinking patterns (lower intake per drinking day and/or less frequent heavy drinking) than those of Northern or Central European origin. Hispanics of Caribbean origin were less prone to heavy drinking than other white Hispanics; similarly, blacks from the English-speaking Caribbean showed more moderate drinking patterns than other blacks. Individuals of Asian origin, in particular those of non-Japanese origin, had the most moderate drinking patterns within the category of other race. Although the black/white differentials in volume of intake and frequency of heavy drinking disappeared after adjusting for marital status, education and income, most of the differences by ethnic origin retained their statistical significance if not their original magnitudes. These findings indicate that cultural forces exert a strong effect on drinking behavior Differences among European whites with respect to prevalence of drinking, beverage preference and frequency of heavy drinking suggest that the association between ethnic origin and drinking behavior may persist even after many generations of presumed acculturation.