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A DECADE OF DRINKING: TEN-YEAR TRENDS IN DRINKING PATTERNS IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 1990-1999
 
Sally Casswell and Krishna Bhatta,  
Alcohol & Public Health Research Unit, May 2001

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 
SUMMARY
The Surveys
Auckland in the 1990s
Abstention
Drinking Patterns and Problems
Drinking Locations
People’s Perception of Their Own Drinking
Attitudes About Alcohol
Economic Influences on Drinking
Effect of changes in availability and marketing
 
INTRODUCTION
The Auckland Alcohol Environment 1990 – 1999
Management of the Licensed Drinking Environment
Marketing
Drink-Driving Legislation
Comparison between Auckland and New Zealand data
Economic conditions in Auckland
 
RESEARCH METHOD
Data collection
Samples
Measures
Analyses
 
RESULTS
Changes in proportions who were drinkers and abstainers
Frequency of drinking
Quantity consumed on a typical drinking occasion
Frequency of drinking larger amounts
Frequency of feeling drunk
Problems from own drinking
Problems from others' drinking
Concern about the drinking of others
Changes in drinking by the youngest group: 14 - 19 year olds
Drinking by age/gender groups
Aucklanders’ concern over current level of drinking
Drinkers’ reasons for drinking less
Drinker’s reasons for drinking more
Trends at drinking locations
Changes in attitude to and consumption of different beverages
Home production of alcohol
Economic Influences on Drinking  
 
CONCLUSIONS
 
REFERENCES
 
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A:  SURVEY DATA IN CONTEXT
Alcohol available for consumption (Statistics New Zealand)
APPENDIX B:  SAMPLE DEMOGRAPHICS
APPENDIX C:  DETAILS ON RESEARCH METHOD
APPENDIX D:  VALIDITY OF THE DATA
Sensitivity of Alcohol Consumption Measures
Possible Sampling and Measurement Errors
Internal Validity
APPENDIX E:  TREND ANALYSIS PROCEDURES
APPENDIX F:  CALCULATION OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION MEASURES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to acknowledge the important and valuable contribution of every Aucklander who took part in these surveys, without whose support the research would not have been possible.
 
Data collection for these surveys was funded by the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC). The Health Research Council of New Zealand and ALAC contributed core program funding which facilitated analysis and dissemination.
 
The research staff who worked on the Auckland surveys included Dr Allan Wyllie, Jia Fang Zhang, Dr Steve Black, Andrew van Dolleweerd, Gary Connelly, Peter Mekkleholt, Arvinder Anand, Margaret Millard, Brendon Dacey, Helen Moewaka Barnes, Dr Ruth Habgood and Dr Megan Pledger.
 
We especially wish to acknowledge the team of interviewers and supervisors who undertook the data collection:  Adrienne Manaia, Akanesi Prescott, Andrea Bygrave, Andrew Mouat, Angela Middleton, Anna Fryer, Anne Carroll, Belinda Keith, Belinda Slack, Belinda White, Bruce Comp, Carol Coggan, Carolyn Pere, Catherine Munro, Cathy Hall, Chantelle Shaw, Cherie Mulholland, Christopher Eveni, Craig Derbyshire, Craig Derbyshire, David Power, David Watts, Diane Anstis, Erena Le Heron, Fatu Sua, Felicity Abbot, Fiona Murray, Frances O’Hanlon, Francesca Holibar, Gary Paul, Geri Turner, Ginny Ballingall, Godfrey Rudolph, Greta Fisher, Gwen Reekie, Hinemaua Rikirangi, Hinemoa Thomas, Hope Munro, Jacqui Brooks, Jacqui Fill, Jane Hunter, Jasmine Rogers, Jenny Curry, Jenny Patuwai, Jo Baylis, Jo Schmidt, John Robinson, Judy Backhouse, Julia Oakley, Julian Chisholm, Karen McMillan, Karl Chitham, Kate Perry, Kate Todd, Katherine Park, Kathleen Flower, Kathy Block, Kiri Reidy, Liane Clark, Libby Simmonds, Linda Brownlee, Liz Gale, Lorraine Katterns, Lorraine Rastorfer, Louise Smith, Lynda Gale, Maria Thornton , Marie Burman, Mary Blade , Mary Nacey, Mary Navey, Mavis Ah Chong, Medadane Kipa, Megan Fidler, Melody Witehira, Michael Morrissey, Michelle Arden, Michelle Wilson, Milton Henry, Miria Andrews, Nicole Sheehan, Pam Gudmundsson, Paula Williams, Philippa Clark, Qing Shen, Regan Cossill, Riana Fox, Robert Woolf, Rose Annear, Rose Ikimau, Rosemary Frey, Ross Hinton, Sally Gale, Sally Marks, Sam Rossenrode, Sarah Ansted, Sarah Hargraves, Sarah Keith, Sarah White, Shane Cossill, Shirlene Henry, Sue Loughlin, Tamblin Davenport, Teryl Tukuitonga, Tiffany Carlyon, Tracy Rudd, Trish Howie, Vena Persaud, Wendy Hunt, Wiremu Woodward, Yvette Mayall plus other interviewers who wished to remain anonymous.
 
We thank Dr Allan Wyllie for peer review of this report, and Jennifer Harris, ALAC, for comments on the draft.

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