Public opinion on alcohol service at licensed premises: a population survey in Stockholm, Sweden 1999–2000

Wallin, Eva; Andréasson, Sven

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.09.001

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“…In general, frequent arena visitors and hazardous drinkers report a less restrictive opinion towards alcohol use, intoxication and alcohol policies relative non-frequent visitors and non-hazardous drinkers (Table 3). These observations are in accordance with previous studies showing that non-drinkers or moderate consumers of alcohol tend to be more supportive of alcohol-control policies compared with those who might be most affected by the regulations [15–17, 19, 36]. Furthermore, our results are in concordance with literature, showing that individuals overall tend to be more inclined to support interventions and restrictions that do not directly influence their own choices or behaviours.…”

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“…Overall over 90% of the respondents suggested obviously intoxicated patrons should be denied entrance, denied further alcohol service, and evicted from the arena. These findings are in accordance with previous studies showing strong support for alcohol-control policies in “high-risk” environments such as licensed premises (i.e., bars and clubs) [14–19, 22–27]. …”

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confidence: 93%

“…Moreover, a Swedish population survey on public opinion regarding alcohol service at licensed premises showed an overall strong support for the practice of responsible beverage service and for stricter enforcement of existing legislation. Importantly, however, the level of support was influenced by measured background factors showing that frequent alcohol consumers, men, young people (<30 years), and frequent visitors to licensed premises were less supportive of interventions and restrictions [19]. Public opinion and support for alcohol policies are important and can influence the decisions of policymakers and facilitate the implementation of policy changes [15].…”

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Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

Skoglund

Durbeej

Elgán

et al. 2017

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy

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BackgroundAlcohol-related problems at professional sporting events are of increasing concern and alarming reports are often reported in international media. Although alcohol consumption increases the risk for interpersonal violence, it is viewed as a focal element of large football events. Sweden has a long tradition of high public support for strict alcohol-control policies. However, little is known about public opinions on alcohol intoxication and the support for interventions to decrease intoxication at football events. The current study explored the public opinion towards alcohol use, intoxication and alcohol policies at professional football matches in Sweden.MethodsA cross-sectional design was utilized and a random general population sample of 3503 adult Swedish residents was asked to participate in a web survey during 2016 (response rate 68%).ResultsIn total, 26% of the respondents supported alcohol sales at football events. Over 90% reported that obviously intoxicated spectators should be denied entrance or evicted from arenas. The support for regulations limiting alcohol availability varied with background factors such as gender, alcohol use and frequency of football event attendance.ConclusionsThere is a strong public consensus for strategies and policies to reduce alcohol sales and intoxication levels at football matches. This public support has implications for our preventive efforts and will facilitate the implementation of strategies and policy changes.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

Skoglund

Durbeej

Elgán

et al. 2017

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“…Within the survey, policies aimed at reducing harms and enforcing laws were strongly supported, while pricing policies and those restricting availability were less favoured, a common finding elsewhere (Diepeveen et al., 2013, Nelson et al., 2015, Room et al., 2005). Those who were most supportive of alcohol control policies were females, older people and those who drank less, which is consistent with many findings from Australia, North America, and western European countries (Giesbrecht et al., 2007, Holmila et al., 2009, Latimer et al., 2001, Wallin and Andreasson, 2005, Wilkinson et al., 2009). While some studies have found associations between socio-economic status and policy support, we found that associations varied depending on the socioeconomic measure used and identified stronger links for attitudes around drinking and government responsibility.…”

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Public attitudes towards alcohol control policies in Scotland and England: Results from a mixed-methods study

Lovatt

Eadie

et al. 2017

Social Science & Medicine

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The harmful effects of heavy drinking on health have been widely reported, yet public opinion on governmental responsibility for alcohol control remains divided. This study examines UK public attitudes towards alcohol policies, identifies underlying dimensions that inform these, and relationships with perceived effectiveness. A cross-sectional mixed methods study involving a telephone survey of 3477 adult drinkers aged 16–65 and sixteen focus groups with 89 adult drinkers in Scotland and England was conducted between September 2012 and February 2013. Principal components analysis (PCA) was used to reduce twelve policy statements into underlying dimensions. These dimensions were used in linear regression models examining alcohol policy support by demographics, drinking behaviour and perceptions of UK drinking and government responsibility. Findings were supplemented with a thematic analysis of focus group transcripts. A majority of survey respondents supported all alcohol policies, although the level of support varied by type of policy. Greater enforcement of laws on under-age sales and more police patrolling the streets were strongly supported while support for pricing policies and restricting access to alcohol was more divided. PCA identified four main dimensions underlying support on policies: alcohol availability, provision of health information and treatment services, alcohol pricing, and greater law enforcement. Being female, older, a moderate drinker, and holding a belief that government should do more to reduce alcohol harms were associated with higher support on all policy dimensions. Focus group data revealed findings from the survey may have presented an overly positive level of support on all policies due to differences in perceived policy effectiveness. Perceived effectiveness can help inform underlying patterns of policy support and should be considered in conjunction with standard measures of support in future research on alcohol control policies.

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“…It is a cross-sectional survey and therefore nothing can be said about causality. Also selective non-response could cause a problem when examining alcohol consumption in a survey [23,24], as is done in this survey. Besides that, the alcohol consumption is based on self-reporting, which means that the amount of drinking is not necessarily the true amount of alcohol consumed.…”

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The opinion of adolescents and adults on Dutch restrictive and educational alcohol policy measures

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This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues.Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. a b s t r a c tObjectives: The main objective of this study is to explore the opinion of 16-22-year olds on alcohol policy measures compared to the opinion of adults older than 22 years. Methods: Data was collected in 2008 by using a Dutch panel. This panel was based on a representative probability of households with 8280 members of 16 years and older. The study had a cross-sectional design and questionnaires were filled out through internet.Results: According measures related to the availability of alcohol, the 16-18-and 19-22-year olds are significantly more negative about these policy measures than the respondents older than 22 years. Educational measures were more popular than restrictive availability measures among all three groups, and the opinions of the groups differed significantly from each other. Own alcohol use seemed to be the main predictor for the opinion on restrictive availability measures. Conclusions: The 16-22-year olds are more negative regarding restrictive availability measures and educational measures than adults older than 22 years, and the restrictive availability measures are less popular than the educational measures among the adolescents.

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Public opinion on alcohol service at licensed premises: a population survey in Stockholm, Sweden 1999–2000

Cited by 15 publications

References 41 publications

Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

Public attitudes towards alcohol control policies in Scotland and England: Results from a mixed-methods study

The opinion of adolescents and adults on Dutch restrictive and educational alcohol policy measures

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