The Incidence of Jewish Alcoholism: A Review of the Literature

Abstract

This article presents a review and critique of recent research on the rate of Jewish alcoholism. The review revealed that studies indicating an increase in alcoholism among Jews has serious methodological flaws while the studies that were more methodologically sound indicated a continued low rate of alcoholism. It is concluded that alcoholism is probably still relatively rare among Jews. Predictions of future Jewish drinking practices and implications for further research are discussed.