Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Source Publication
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
Source ISSN
1533-2640
Original Item ID
DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2015.1073644
Abstract
This study examined the role that race/ethnicity and social disorganization play in alcohol availability in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, census block groups. This study estimated negative binomial regression models to examine separately the relationship between neighborhood racial/ethnic composition and social disorganization levels for (1) total, (2) on-premise, and (3) off-premise alcohol outlets. Results of this study suggest that proportion Hispanic was positively associated with total and with off-premise alcohol outlets. Second, proportion African American was negatively associated with on-premise alcohol outlets and positively associated with off-premise alcohol outlets. Proportion Asian was not associated with total, on-premise, or off-premise alcohol outlets. However, the effects of race/ethnicity on alcohol availability were either unrelated or negatively related to alcohol outlet availability once neighborhood social disorganization levels were taken into account, and social disorganization was positively and significantly associated with all alcohol outlet types. Neighborhood characteristics contribute to alcohol availability and must be considered in any efforts aimed toward prevention of alcohol-related negative health and social outcomes.
Recommended Citation
Snowden, Aleksandra J., "Neighborhood Characteristics Contribute to Urban Alcohol Availability: Accounting for Race/Ethnicity and Social Disorganization" (2016). Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 305.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/socs_fac/305
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, Vol. 15, No. 6 (October-December 2016): 346-366. DOI. © 2016 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). Used with permission.