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Hazardous drinking among restaurant workers Thor Norström (SOFI) Erica Sundin (STAD) Daniel Müller (STAD) Håkan Leifman (CAN). Why would restaurant workers drink more?. Selection Availablility Work stress. 3 research questions pertaining to Swedish restaurant workers.
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Hazardous drinking among restaurant workersThor Norström (SOFI)Erica Sundin (STAD)Daniel Müller (STAD)HåkanLeifman (CAN)
Why would restaurant workers drink more? • Selection • Availablility • Work stress
3 research questions pertaining to Swedish restaurant workers • (i) What is the prevalence of hazardous drinking? • (ii) How is the consumption of alcohol distributed? • (iii) Does the prevention paradox apply?
Data • Instrument: AUDIT (10 items on risky drinking ) • Participants: restaurant workers who attended a two-day Responsible Beverage Service training in Stockholm during the period October 2008 to December 2009 (N=579). • Control group: a sample representative of the general Swedish population (N=434). • Age span: 18–59 years
Results: 1 Muchhigherprevalencescoring positive on AUDIT inrestaurant workers (OR =7)
Results: 2 No difference between restaurant workers and the general population in the distribution of alcohol consumption (Filled circles = restaurant workers, open circles = general population. X-axis = grams of alcohol per week on a power scale, exponent = 0.3, Y-axis = probit score)
Results: 3 75% of the drinking problems were found in the lower part of the consumption distribution (bottom 90%), which supports the prevention paradox.
Conclusions Restaurant workers comprise a high-risk group with respect to drinking.
Future research Replicate the study on otheroccupationalgroups