Alcoholic beverage preferences of drinking-driving violators.

Injury severity: Role of alcohol, substance use and risk‐taking

“…However, patients who drank spirits were no more likely than non‐drinkers, or drinkers of other beverage types, to sustain a serious or moderate injury. There is evidence to suggest that people who drink different types of alcoholic beverages differ in important ways (e.g., demographic characteristics, drinking patterns) 40 . Thus, the finding of the current study in relation to beer goes some way toward addressing the controversial issue of ‘beverage type versus drinker characteristics’.…”

The relationship of alcohol safety laws to drinking drivers in fatal crashes

“…Beer has been shown to be the beverage of choice for individuals convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) (Berger & Snortum, 1985). For this study, separate state per-capita consumption levels were available for wine, beer, and spirits, (Williams, Stinson, Sanchez, & Dufour, 1997).…”

Assessment of the Average Price and Ethanol Content of Alcoholic Beverages by Brand—United States, 2011

“…Ethanol content influences youth drinking in three ways. First, several studies demonstrate that preferences for types of alcoholic beverages with differing levels of alcohol are associated with different drinking patterns (Berger and Snortum, 1985; Clapp and Shillington, 2001; Gmel et al, 1999; Gronbaek et al, 1999, 2004; Hughes et al, 1997; Jensen et al, 2002; Klatsky et al, 1990; Klein and Pittman, 1990; Kuntsche, 2001; Kuntsche et al, 2006; Naimi et al, 2007; Pedersen et al, 2010; Rogers and Greenfield, 1999; Smart, 1996; Smart and Walsh, 1995; Snortum et al, 1987; Wicki et al, 2006). Second, ethanol content influences retail prices and packaging and therefore how much alcohol a youth with limited funds can purchase (Jones and Gregory, 2009).…”