Trends in public opinion on alcohol policy measures: Ontario 1989-1998.

Giesbrecht, Norman; Ialomiteanu, Anca; Room, Robin; Anglin, Lise

doi:10.15288/jsa.2001.62.142

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“…In general, frequent arena visitors and hazardous drinkers report a less restrictive opinion towards alcohol use, intoxication and alcohol policies relative non-frequent visitors and non-hazardous drinkers (Table 3). These observations are in accordance with previous studies showing that non-drinkers or moderate consumers of alcohol tend to be more supportive of alcohol-control policies compared with those who might be most affected by the regulations [15–17, 19, 36]. Furthermore, our results are in concordance with literature, showing that individuals overall tend to be more inclined to support interventions and restrictions that do not directly influence their own choices or behaviours.…”

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Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

Skoglund

Durbeej

Elgán

et al. 2017

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy

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BackgroundAlcohol-related problems at professional sporting events are of increasing concern and alarming reports are often reported in international media. Although alcohol consumption increases the risk for interpersonal violence, it is viewed as a focal element of large football events. Sweden has a long tradition of high public support for strict alcohol-control policies. However, little is known about public opinions on alcohol intoxication and the support for interventions to decrease intoxication at football events. The current study explored the public opinion towards alcohol use, intoxication and alcohol policies at professional football matches in Sweden.MethodsA cross-sectional design was utilized and a random general population sample of 3503 adult Swedish residents was asked to participate in a web survey during 2016 (response rate 68%).ResultsIn total, 26% of the respondents supported alcohol sales at football events. Over 90% reported that obviously intoxicated spectators should be denied entrance or evicted from arenas. The support for regulations limiting alcohol availability varied with background factors such as gender, alcohol use and frequency of football event attendance.ConclusionsThere is a strong public consensus for strategies and policies to reduce alcohol sales and intoxication levels at football matches. This public support has implications for our preventive efforts and will facilitate the implementation of strategies and policy changes.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

Skoglund

Durbeej

Elgán

et al. 2017

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy

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“…Comparable to the experience in Ontario [25], the period of decreasing public support in Australia coincided with an era of increasing liberalisation of alcohol controls. Likewise, the gains in public support for alcohol controls observed between 2004 and 2007 have occurred at a time when governments are beginning to tighten previously loosened reins on alcohol.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Liberalised availability and increasing promotion of alcohol may have an impact on levels of public support for alcohol policy. In Ontario, a ten year period of dramatically increasing access to alcohol was accompanied by a parallel erosion of public support for alcohol controls [25]. Conversely, another study found that increasing awareness of alcohol-related harm in the community was associated with more supportive opinions of alcohol controls [22].…”

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confidence: 99%

A review of public opinion towards alcohol controls in Australia

2011

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BackgroundIncreasing concern about the negative impact of alcohol on the Australian community has renewed calls for tighter regulatory controls. This paper reviews levels of and trends in public support for liquor control regulations, regulation of alcohol promotions, and alcohol pricing and taxation reforms in Australia between 1998 and 2009.MethodsSix electronic databases and twenty public health and alcohol organisation websites were searched for research literature, reports and media releases describing levels of public support for alcohol controls. Only studies which randomly selected participants were included.ResultsTwenty-one studies were included in the review. The majority of the Australian public support most proposed alcohol controls. Levels of support are divided between targeted and universal controls.ConclusionsImplementation of targeted alcohol policies is likely to be strongly supported by the Australian public, but universal controls are liable to be unpopular. Policy makers are provided with insights into factors likely to be associated with higher public support.

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“…One of the questions raised in the research literature is how and why support for – and thereby the legitimacy of – central alcohol policy measures may change over time. In Norway and Finland, it has been shown that support for restrictive measures increased during the period around and after the millennium (Holmila et al, 2009; Nordlund, 2007; Österberg, 2007; Østhus, 2005; Storvoll et al, 2010a, 2010b), whereas in North America and Australia support for such measures decreased during this period (Giesbrecht et al, 2001, 2007; Greenfield et al, 2004, 2007a, 2007b; Wilkinson et al, 2009). Although changes in attitudes towards restrictive alcohol policy measures have been revealed in different areas and in different periods, we know little about what may bring about such changes.…”

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Changes in attitudes towards restrictive alcohol policy measures: the mediating role of changes in beliefs

Storvoll¹,

Rossow²,

Rise³

2013

Journal of Substance Use

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Aim:From 2005 to 2009, increased support for restrictive alcohol policy measures was observed in the Norwegian population. This article addresses whether this increase was mediated by changes in belief about the effectiveness of restrictive measures and belief about the harm caused by drinking.Method:The data were derived from five surveys conducted during the period 2005–2009 (N = 7244). In each survey, we used identical measures of attitudes towards regulation of price and availability, belief in the effectiveness of such measures and belief in the association between overall consumption and harm.Results:During the period, there was an increase in support for restrictive policy measures; in belief in the effectiveness of these measures and in belief in the harm caused by drinking. Increased support for restrictive measures was partly mediated by changes in beliefs in terms of statistically significant indirect effects from both belief in the effectiveness of such measures and belief in the harm caused by drinking. Half of the increased support for restrictive measures could be attributed to changes in beliefs.Conclusion:Strengthening people’s belief in the effectiveness of restrictive measures and in the harm caused by drinking may increase public support for restrictive alcohol policy measures.

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Trends in public opinion on alcohol policy measures: Ontario 1989-1998.

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Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

A review of public opinion towards alcohol controls in Australia

Changes in attitudes towards restrictive alcohol policy measures: the mediating role of changes in beliefs

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