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Author: Goetz, Kathryn W.
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1. Goetz, Kathryn W.
Women's Alcohol Consumption: Personal, Familial, and Geopolitical Dimensions
Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon State University, 1994
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Education; Family Influences; Family Studies; Marriage; Mothers, Behavior; Parental Influences; Religion; Social Influences; Women's Studies

A sample of 1,003 women, age 22 in 1983-84 and age 27 in 1988-89, were selected from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Personal, familial, and geopolitical predictors of alcohol consumption were evaluated at each time period and longitudinally. The study integrated macro- and micro-level influences to determine their influence on individual alcohol consumption. Personal and familial were most influential. Availability of alcohol and political economy had little effect on consumption. Mother's history of alcohol abuse was more important than father's. At age 22 education, being married, and having children reduced consumption, as did a prior affiliation with a religion that proscribed the use of alcohol reduced consumption. At age 27 education, being married, and children decreased consumption, but religious affiliation and parent's consumption were not significant. While marital status at age 22 reduced drinking at that age, it led to greater consumption at age 27.
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Goetz, Kathryn W. Women's Alcohol Consumption: Personal, Familial, and Geopolitical Dimensions. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon State University, 1994.