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Title: Stability and Prevalence of Drinking Among Young Adults
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1. Harford, Thomas C.
Stability and Prevalence of Drinking Among Young Adults
Addiction 88,2 (February 1993): 273-277.
Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1993.tb00811.x/abstract
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Wiley Online
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Gender Differences

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This data note draws upon the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) of Labor Market Experience in Youth beginning at ages 17-24 to describe the stability and prevalence of alcohol use over a 6-year up to ages 23-30. Approximately 70% of men and 58% of women maintained their drinking status throughout the study. The onset of current and heavier drinking decreased with increasing age while the offset of current and heavier drinking increased with increasing age. The absence of current drinking was unrelated to age for both men and women as was the presence of heavier drinking among men.
Bibliography Citation
Harford, Thomas C. "Stability and Prevalence of Drinking Among Young Adults." Addiction 88,2 (February 1993): 273-277.