Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

2012

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volume

27

Issue

13

First Page

2703

Last Page

2727

DOI of Original Publication

10.1177/0886260512436396

Comments

Published in final edited form as: J Interpers Violence. 2012 Sep; 27(13): 2703–2727. doi: 10.1177/0886260512436396. PMCID: PMC3434692 NIHMSID: NIHMS401035

Karen G. Chartier was at the University of Texas School of Public Health at the time of initial publication.

Date of Submission

June 2015

Abstract

The authors examined the relationship of alcohol outlet density (AOD) and neighborhood poverty with binge drinking and alcohol-related problems among drinkers in married and cohabitating relationships and assessed whether these associations differed across sex. A U.S. national population couples survey was linked to U.S. Census data on AOD and neighborhood poverty. The 1,784 current drinkers in the survey reported on their binge drinking, alcohol-related problems, and other covariates. AOD was defined as the number of alcohol outlets per 10,000 persons and was obtained at the zip code level. Neighborhood poverty was as having a low (<20%) or high (≥20%) proportion of residents living in poverty at the census tract level. We used logistic regression for survey data to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals and tested for differences of associations by sex. Associations of neighborhood poverty with binge drinking were stronger for male than for female drinkers. The association of neighborhood poverty with alcohol-related problems was also stronger for men than for women. We observed no relationships between AOD and binge drinking or alcohol-related problems in this couples survey. Efforts to reduce binge drinking or alcohol-related problems among partners in committed relationships may have the greatest impact if targeted to male drinkers living in high-poverty neighborhoods. Binge drinking and alcohol-related problems, as well as residence in an impoverished neighborhood are risk factors for intimate partner violence (IPV) and other relationship conflicts.

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© The Author(s) 2012. This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in J Interpers Violence. 2012 Sep; 27(13): 2703–2727. The final publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260512436396.

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