Risk perceptions and alcohol consumption among young people

Lundborg, PetterLund University,Lunds universitet,Centrum för ekonomisk demografi,Ekonomihögskolan,Centre for Economic Demography,Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM,Nationalekonomiska institutionen,Department of Economics,Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM (författare)

Swedish cross-sectional survey data on young individuals was used to analyse the determinants of perceived risks of alcohol use and how these perceptions relate to drinking behaviour. Three major conclusions were drawn: (1) that people overestimate the risks of alcoholism, (2) that these risk perceptions fall substantially with age, but nevertheless imply risk overestimation, and (3) that education about alcohol, narcotics and tobacco leads individuals to perceive risks more correctly and to have lower risk beliefs. An additional finding was that individuals with higher perceived risks were less likely to consume alcohol. Equations were estimated both separately and simultaneously.

Lindgren, BjörnLund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Medicinska fakulteten,Department of Health Sciences,Faculty of Medicine,Ekonomihögskolan,Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM(Swepub:lu)smi-bli (författare)
Centrum för ekonomisk demografiEkonomihögskolan (creator_code:org_t)

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