Evaluation of Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol: A Mixed Method Natural Experiment in Scotland
Evaluation of Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol: A Mixed Method Natural Experiment in Scotland
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DOI：
10.3390/ijerph17103394
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发表时间：
2020-05-01
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Craig, Neil
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作者：
Beeston, Clare;Robinson, Mark;Craig, Neil
2018年5月，苏格兰成为世界上第一个对苏格兰特许经营场所销售的所有酒精饮料实施最低单价（MUP）的国家。在《内务部法》中使用“日落条款”是成功抵御法律的挑战的一个因素，因为它表明，对一项新政策的最后决定将取决于其影响。已经设计了一个总体评估，其结果将提供重要证据，为苏格兰内政部未来的议会投票提供信息。该评估使用内部，委托和单独资助的研究的混合方法组合，以评估MUP对与合规，酒精饮料行业，消费以及健康和社会危害相关的多个预期和非预期结果的影响。衡量影响的定量研究在可行的情况下使用适当的控制。定性研究对影响进行评估，并使人们了解关键分组的生活经验和变化机制。除了为议会投票提供重要证据外，还增加了关于酒精定价政策在广泛结果中的影响和经验的国际证据，这种评估新政策干预措施的方法可以为未来的政策创新提供指导。
In May 2018, Scotland became the first country in the world to implement minimum unit pricing (MUP) for all alcoholic drinks sold in licensed premises in Scotland. The use of a Sunset Clause in the MUP legislation was a factor in successfully resisting legal challenges by indicating that the final decision on a novel policy would depend on its impact. An overarching evaluation has been designed and the results will provide important evidence to inform the parliamentary vote on the future of MUP in Scotland. The evaluation uses a mixed methods portfolio of in-house, commissioned, and separately funded studies to assess the impact of MUP across multiple intended and unintended outcomes related to compliance, the alcoholic drinks industry, consumption, and health and social harms. Quantitative studies to measure impact use a suitable control where feasible. Qualitative studies assess impact and provide an understanding of the lived experience and mechanism of change for key sub-groups. As well as providing important evidence to inform the parliamentary vote, adding to the international evidence on impact and experience of alcohol pricing policy across a broad range of outcomes, this approach to evaluating novel policy interventions may provide guidance for future policy innovations.