ฐานข้อมูลวิจัยด้านสุขภาพจิตและจิตเวช

ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Supachatra Praponsin

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Factor Affecting Alcohol Consumption of Thai People.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: The 3rd National Alcohol Conference "Alcohol : No Ordinary Commodity", 21st-22nd November 2007, Richmond Hotel, Nonthaburi, Page 159.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Many researches show that alcohol consumption is the major cause of crime, accident and death. Recently, The alcohol consumption of Thai people has been increasing foe many years. This brings about a need to find policies to control alcohol consumption. Whereas, the analyze of drinking behaviors can help social planers of determine the policies to reduce alcohol drinking. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to analyze factors that affect drinking behaviors, frequency of drinking and relationship between frequency of drinking and alcohol problem by making use of the estimation techniques as follows: Binomial Logit Model, Ordered Logit Model and Maximum Likelihood Estimation Technique. Data from Smoking and Drinking Behaviors Survey conducted in 2004 by the Nation Statistical Office is used in this thesis. Results show that higher income levels increase, whereas higher alcohol price reduces, the probabilities of being a drinker. Moreover, gender, marital status, residential area and smoking behavior also have significant impact on frequency of drinking. Frequency of drinking and alcohol problems, such as domestic violence and health, are positively correlated. Due to the responsiveness of alcohol consumption to price change. tax policy would be an important instrument to reduce alcohol consumption. Moreover, Government should introduce some other policies especially campaign that targeted on drinkers who are male, divorce, living in urban areas and smokers because they have high probability to be a drinker. These policies would reduce social and economic loss from alcohol consumption.

Keywords: alcohol consumption, drinking, alcohol, frequency, behavior

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2007

Address: Master of Economics, faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University.

Code: 200800185

ISSN/ISBN: 978-974-09-4574-1

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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