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Sociodemographic determinants of Malaysian household’s use of and expenditure on alcohol: a regional comparison

Aims: Alcohol consumption has become a serious public health concern. The objective of the present study is to investigate sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption across regions of Malaysia.Methods: Data are obtained from the Malaysian Household Expenditure Survey 2014, which co...

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Main Authors: Cheah, Yong Kang, Abdul Adzis, Azira, Abu Bakar, Juhaida, Applanaidu, Shri Dewi
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019
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HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/26015/
http://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2019.1587387
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spelling my.uum.repo.260152019-05-02T01:36:56Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/26015/ Sociodemographic determinants of Malaysian household’s use of and expenditure on alcohol: a regional comparison Cheah, Yong Kang Abdul Adzis, Azira Abu Bakar, Juhaida Applanaidu, Shri Dewi HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Aims: Alcohol consumption has become a serious public health concern. The objective of the present study is to investigate sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption across regions of Malaysia.Methods: Data are obtained from the Malaysian Household Expenditure Survey 2014, which contains 10,665 observations. Double-hurdle model is used to examine the consumption decision and amount decision of alcohol among households. Analyses are stratified by regions (Northern, East coast, Central and Southern). Findings: Results show that age, household size, gender, ethnicity, marital status, education, employment status, location of residence and tobacco consumption are independently associated with alcohol consumption. Households headed by males and well-educated individuals are more likely to consume alcohol and also spend more compared with households headed by females and less-educated individuals. Being employed, non-Bumiputera and tobacco consumption seem to increase the likelihood of consuming alcohol. Household size is negatively associated with the amount spent on alcohol.Conclusion: In conclusion, sociodemographic factors play an important role in determining alcohol consumption. It appears that factors associated with alcohol consumption vary across regions. Hence, policies that address regional differences in the sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption are needed. Taylor & Francis Group 2019 Article PeerReviewed Cheah, Yong Kang and Abdul Adzis, Azira and Abu Bakar, Juhaida and Applanaidu, Shri Dewi (2019) Sociodemographic determinants of Malaysian household’s use of and expenditure on alcohol: a regional comparison. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. pp. 1-8. ISSN 0968-7637 http://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2019.1587387 doi:10.1080/09687637.2019.1587387
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topic HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
spellingShingle HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Cheah, Yong Kang
Abdul Adzis, Azira
Abu Bakar, Juhaida
Applanaidu, Shri Dewi
Sociodemographic determinants of Malaysian household’s use of and expenditure on alcohol: a regional comparison
description Aims: Alcohol consumption has become a serious public health concern. The objective of the present study is to investigate sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption across regions of Malaysia.Methods: Data are obtained from the Malaysian Household Expenditure Survey 2014, which contains 10,665 observations. Double-hurdle model is used to examine the consumption decision and amount decision of alcohol among households. Analyses are stratified by regions (Northern, East coast, Central and Southern). Findings: Results show that age, household size, gender, ethnicity, marital status, education, employment status, location of residence and tobacco consumption are independently associated with alcohol consumption. Households headed by males and well-educated individuals are more likely to consume alcohol and also spend more compared with households headed by females and less-educated individuals. Being employed, non-Bumiputera and tobacco consumption seem to increase the likelihood of consuming alcohol. Household size is negatively associated with the amount spent on alcohol.Conclusion: In conclusion, sociodemographic factors play an important role in determining alcohol consumption. It appears that factors associated with alcohol consumption vary across regions. Hence, policies that address regional differences in the sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption are needed.
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author Cheah, Yong Kang
Abdul Adzis, Azira
Abu Bakar, Juhaida
Applanaidu, Shri Dewi
author_facet Cheah, Yong Kang
Abdul Adzis, Azira
Abu Bakar, Juhaida
Applanaidu, Shri Dewi
author_sort Cheah, Yong Kang
title Sociodemographic determinants of Malaysian household’s use of and expenditure on alcohol: a regional comparison
title_short Sociodemographic determinants of Malaysian household’s use of and expenditure on alcohol: a regional comparison
title_full Sociodemographic determinants of Malaysian household’s use of and expenditure on alcohol: a regional comparison
title_fullStr Sociodemographic determinants of Malaysian household’s use of and expenditure on alcohol: a regional comparison
title_full_unstemmed Sociodemographic determinants of Malaysian household’s use of and expenditure on alcohol: a regional comparison
title_sort sociodemographic determinants of malaysian household’s use of and expenditure on alcohol: a regional comparison
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2019
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/26015/
http://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2019.1587387
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