Effects of Sunday Liquor Sales Legalization on Alcohol Policy Attitudes and Alcohol Purchasing Behavior
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Published:2023-09
Issue:3-4
Volume:52
Page:47-62
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ISSN:0047-2379
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Container-title:Journal of Drug Education
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J Drug Educ
Author:
Calvert Collin1ORCID,
Jones-Webb Rhonda1,
Erickson Darin1,
Lenk Kathleen1,
Toomey Traci1,
Nelson Toben1
Affiliation:
1. Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, USA
Abstract
We examined how legalization of Sunday alcohol sales relates to attitudes towards Sunday sales, and how both attitudes and alcohol consumption patterns relate to Sunday alcohol purchasing. A total of 1,384 adults of legal drinking age completed a survey one year post-legalization of Sunday sales. A majority of respondents (51%) were supportive of Sunday sales legalization both before and after legalization. People were more likely to support Sunday sales legalization if they reported binge drinking (PR: 2.19; CI: 1.51 3.18). Following Sunday sales legalization, 59% of participants reported purchasing alcohol in Minnesota on Sunday. Binge drinking (PR: 1.39; CI: 1.27, 1.52) or supporting Sunday sales legalization (PR: 1.85; CI: 1.56, 2.17) were associated with higher likelihood of purchasing alcohol on Sunday. Legalizing Sunday sales may have increased access to alcohol for people with more unhealthy drinking behaviors.
Funder
National Cancer Institute
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Medicine,Health (social science),Medicine (miscellaneous)
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