Distance travelled to purchase alcohol and the mediating effect of price

Hobday, Michelle; Lensvelt, Eveline; Gordon, Elise; Liang, Wenbin; Meuleners, Lynn; Chikritzhs, Tanya

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2016.11.019

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“…The most common store types where large liquor stores and smaller liquor stores, which together included 85% of purchases . Another recent Australian study of factors influencing the anticipated distance drinkers would chose to travel to purchase alcoholic beverages found that price discounting was the main influence for longer distances to purchase for off‐premise consumption . A diary study of Irish drinkers found that those purchasing the lowest cost drinks were heavy drinkers with lower incomes and that these were mostly off‐premise purchases .…”

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Changes in spirits purchasing behaviours after privatisation of government‐controlled sales in Washington, USA

Kerr

Greenfield

2019

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction and Aims The privatisation of the Washington Liquor Monopoly in 2012 offered a unique opportunity to study spirits purchasing behaviour changes from a government to licensed system. Design and Methods Four representative cross‐sectional surveys of adults aged 18 and older in Washington state were recruited between January 2014 and October 2015 (Wave 1, N = 1202; W2, N = 804; W3, N = 823; W4, N = 662). Analyses compared spirits purchasing behaviours before privatisation from retrospective reports to current reports in the areas of travel distance, spirits quality, purchase frequency and size of bottle. Respondents also directly reported on changes in convenience, selection and prices. Results No significant changes were found in these aspects of purchasing. However, subgroup analyses found that younger drinkers 18–29 reduced travel distance and increased purchase frequency while drinkers aged 50 and older travelled further. Reduced travel distances were associated with grocery and drug stores while increased travel distances were associated with liquor superstores, wholesale stores and government stores in bordering states. Respondents reported that liquor purchasing was more convenient after privatisation but that the selection of spirits was better and prices were lower in the government‐controlled stores. Discussion and Conclusions The government monopoly stores were viewed as offering a wider selection of products and as having lower prices than those in the privatised system. The variety of store types in the licensed system allowed drinkers to select stores based on convenience, selection or prices, so that travel times increased for some buyers, presumably those seeking lower prices or a wider selection.

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Changes in spirits purchasing behaviours after privatisation of government‐controlled sales in Washington, USA

Kerr

Greenfield

2019

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…We found positive significant associations between the number of liquor stores within closer proximity of home and alcohol consumption, but the observed positive associations between larger stores (i.e., >300m 2 and >600m 2 ) and alcohol intake were weaker and non-significant. We also examined whether a single large store within different 'donut' distances was associated with alcohol consumption, as participants might travel further to access a liquor superstore selling discounted alcohol [37]. However, none of the observed positive associations reached statistical significance.…”

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Associations between proposed local government liquor store size classifications and alcohol consumption in young adults

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The prevalence of warehouse-style liquor stores has prompted alarm from local communities and public health advocates. To increase local government control over liquor stores, one proposed planning response is to distinguish between 'small' (i.e., ≤ 300 m) and 'large' (i.e., > 300 m) liquor stores. We mapped the size and location of liquor stores in Perth, Western Australia, and tested associations between liquor store exposure and alcohol consumption (grams ethanol/day) in young adults (n = 990). The count of liquor stores of any size within 1600 m and 1601-5000 m of home were significantly associated with increased alcohol intake, whereas larger stores (i.e., > 300 m and > 600 m) were not associated with alcohol intake. Young adults' alcohol consumption appears to be impacted by liquor store density and convenience, rather than outlet size. However, the presence of multiple stores close to home increases market competition, driving alcohol prices down, and plausibly results in alcohol prices similar to those at liquor superstores.

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“…The attenuation occurs because trips to liquor stores are commonly part of complex trips involving multiple stops. While few studies have explored this topic, one smaller study (n = 831) found that distance and affordability are key in alcohol purchase decisions [28]. People might travel farther for unique bar attributes [28,29], but proximity influences liquor store purchases.…”

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Individuals' travel to alcohol outlets: The fallacy of the local bar

Mehranbod,

Gobaud,

Bushover

et al. 2024

Drug and Alcohol Review

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IntroductionStudies relating alcohol outlet density around homes to alcohol consumption produce mixed results. One possible explanation is that people travel to outlets away from their homes. This study aims to characterise individuals' trips to outlets, describe these trip locations relative to other activities and estimate associations between alcohol outlet density and trips to outlets.MethodsThis cross‐sectional study used 2014–2018 household travel data from the Victoria Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity. We estimated the average change in the cumulative travel characteristics associated with each additional trip to bars and liquor stores, accounting for complex trips to multiple destinations. Logistic regression models estimated odds that individuals travelled to outlets in relation to outlet density in their home local government area (LGA).ResultsAmong 23,512 respondents, 378 (1.6%) travelled to any bar and 79 (0.3%) any liquor store the survey day. Bar trips added 8.2 km (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.6, 11.8) and 18.1 min (95% CI 13.6, 22.6) to cumulative travel; 41% of attended bars were co‐located in participants' home LGA. Greater bar and liquor store density within the home LGA were associated with overall trips to these outlet types.Discussion and ConclusionsIndividuals travel beyond their residential area to bars, but travel to liquor stores closer to home. Bar and liquor store density within individuals' home LGA were associated with trips to outlets. Trips to local bars in near home comprised a minority of trips to bars in this sample. Studies of retail alcohol access should account for trips to bars away from home.

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Distance travelled to purchase alcohol and the mediating effect of price

Cited by 8 publications

References 27 publications

Changes in spirits purchasing behaviours after privatisation of government‐controlled sales in Washington, USA

Changes in spirits purchasing behaviours after privatisation of government‐controlled sales in Washington, USA

Associations between proposed local government liquor store size classifications and alcohol consumption in young adults

Individuals' travel to alcohol outlets: The fallacy of the local bar

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