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    Does minimum pricing reduce alcohol consumption? The experience of a Canadian province

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    Stockwell, Tim
    Auld, M.
    Zhao, J.
    Martin, G.
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Stockwell, T. and Auld, M. and Zhao, J. and Martin, G. 2012. Does minimum pricing reduce alcohol consumption? The experience of a Canadian province. Addiction. 107 (5): pp. 912-920.
    Source Title
    Addiction
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03763.x
    ISSN
    0965-2140
    School
    National Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31856
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    Aims: Minimum alcohol prices in British Columbia have been adjusted intermittently over the past 20 years. The present study estimates impacts of these adjustments on alcohol consumption. Design: Time–series and longitudinal models of aggregate alcohol consumption with price and other economic data as independent variables. Setting: British Columbia (BC), Canada. Participants: The population of British Columbia, Canada, aged 15 years and over. Measurements: Data on alcohol prices and sales for different beverages were provided by the BC Liquor Distribution Branch for 1989–2010. Data on household income were sourced from Statistics Canada. Findings: Longitudinal estimates suggest that a 10% increase in the minimum price of an alcoholic beverage reduced its consumption relative to other beverages by 16.1% (P < 0.001). Time–series estimates indicate that a 10% increase in minimum prices reduced consumption of spirits and liqueurs by 6.8% (P = 0.004), wine by 8.9% (P = 0.033), alcoholic sodas and ciders by 13.9% (P = 0.067), beer by 1.5% (P = 0.043) and all alcoholic drinks by 3.4% (P = 0.007). Conclusions: Increases in minimum prices of alcoholic beverages can substantially reduce alcohol consumption.

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