Domestication of drinking: a survey study of changes in types of drinking occasions during periods of increasing and decreasing alcohol consumption in the 2000s in Finland

Mäkelä, Pia; Kumpulainen, Pekka; Härkönen, Janne; Lintonen, Tomi

doi:10.1111/add.15969

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“…Our earlier findings based on latent class analyses suggested similar findings regarding age differences in the prevalence of drinking practices [16]. In latent class analysis, the observed occasions have certain probabilities of belonging to the identified latent classes, and the typical characterizations of given classes (such as them occurring in homes or without visitors) do not necessarily apply to every occasion in the category.…”

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“…Social occasions at home and convenience, for example, due to childcare, have been among the reasons people drink at home [24]. When people reach middle age, settle down and have children, drinking at home gains a greater role, as does drinking with meals [6, 11, 16]. People may move their socialising from meeting new people in bars to seeing old friends in homes around the dinner table and barbecue grill.…”

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“…For the characterisation and categorisation of drinking occasions, the Finnish latent class analyses underlined two aspects [16]: location (whether it was home surroundings, an on-premise sales establishment or several locations) and company (whether the respondent was alone, with family only or with others). The same aspects were dominant in a similar analysis by Ally et al [15].…”

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“…In contrast, the share was greater among the young for ‘other home’ (26/8%; 21/9%) and pubs and clubs (26/10%; 29/6%). In the Finnish study, the share of occasions characterised by drinking at home without visitors covered 65% of all occasions among 50‐ to 69‐year‐olds and 25% among 15‐ to 29‐year‐olds [16].…”

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Drinking in the home: What does it entail for younger and older Finns?

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Lintonen

2023

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Introduction Studies about drinking in homes are scarce despite the growing importance of the phenomenon. We examined how often different age groups in Finland drink—overall or to intoxication—in their own homes without company beyond the family and in their own or other people's homes with other company, compared to other settings, and on what days and hours of the week this occurs. Methods A general population survey carried out in 2016 with event‐level data (n = 7124 occasions by 1955 respondents). Key measurements included location, drinking company, amount of alcohol drunk and time of the week. Results Drinking occasions in which alcohol was drunk at home without visitors made up 74% of all occasions and 73% of all intoxication occasions among people aged 60–79 years and 25% and 5% among 15‐ to 29‐year‐olds, respectively. The share of ‘with company’ occasions in somebody's home varied less by age. Occasions with pre/post drinking in homes and drinking occasions lasting until late at night were seen most often among 15‐ to 29‐year‐olds. Discussion and Conclusions The important aspects of home drinking vary greatly by age group and depending on what risk or type of consequence is considered. For older people and for chronic harm, the key aspect is drinking at home without company beyond the family. The more important aspect for younger people and acute harm is pre‐ and post‐drinking in homes before or after going to bars or nightclubs, which results in long evenings with large amounts of alcohol consumed.

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