TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol-related problems among black, hispanic and white men
T2 - The contribution of neighborhood poverty
AU - Jones-Webb, Rhonda
AU - Snowden, Lonnie
AU - Herd, Denise
AU - Short, Brian
AU - Hannan, Peter
PY - 1997/9
Y1 - 1997/9
N2 - Objective: We examined the cross-sectional relationships between race/ethnicity, neighborhood poverty and alcohol-related problems among black. Hispanic and white male drinkers. Test hypotheses were that black and Hispanic men living in more impoverished neighborhoods would report increased numbers of alcohol-related problems than comparable white men. Method: Study hypotheses were tested in a sample of 744 black, Hispanic and white men participating in the 1992 National Alcohol Follow-up Survey. Study hypotheses were analyzed using generalized linear model regression analysis. Results: Neighborhood poverty had a greater effect on alcohol-related problems in black than in white men, partially supporting our hypothesis. Black men living in more impoverished neighborhoods reported greater numbers of alcohol-related problems than comparable white men; there were no race differences among more affluent men. Neighborhood poverty had little effect on alcohol-related problems in Hispanic men. Conclusions: Findings suggest that, given unfavorable economic conditions, black men will report greater numbers of alcohol-related problems than comparable white men.
AB - Objective: We examined the cross-sectional relationships between race/ethnicity, neighborhood poverty and alcohol-related problems among black. Hispanic and white male drinkers. Test hypotheses were that black and Hispanic men living in more impoverished neighborhoods would report increased numbers of alcohol-related problems than comparable white men. Method: Study hypotheses were tested in a sample of 744 black, Hispanic and white men participating in the 1992 National Alcohol Follow-up Survey. Study hypotheses were analyzed using generalized linear model regression analysis. Results: Neighborhood poverty had a greater effect on alcohol-related problems in black than in white men, partially supporting our hypothesis. Black men living in more impoverished neighborhoods reported greater numbers of alcohol-related problems than comparable white men; there were no race differences among more affluent men. Neighborhood poverty had little effect on alcohol-related problems in Hispanic men. Conclusions: Findings suggest that, given unfavorable economic conditions, black men will report greater numbers of alcohol-related problems than comparable white men.
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U2 - 10.15288/jsa.1997.58.539
DO - 10.15288/jsa.1997.58.539
M3 - Article
C2 - 9273921
AN - SCOPUS:0030795137
SN - 0096-882X
VL - 58
SP - 539
EP - 545
JO - Journal of Studies on Alcohol
JF - Journal of Studies on Alcohol
IS - 5
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