EMPHO INFORMATION RESOURCE ON ALCOHOL
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Sources of data
a) Adults and alcohol
Local Alcohol Profiles for England, produced by NWPHO 2007
These are local area profiles of
alcohol-related harms. They combine twenty-two different measures relating to
health, crime, mortality and binge drinking to show the overall impact that
alcohol is having on 354 local communities across England. The profiles, contain for the first time measures of numbers of people drinking at hazardous levels and harmful levels for every Local Authority in England. Summary spine
charts, bar graphs and indicator data are available for all areas. Maps showing
geographical inequalities in alcohol harms are also available.
Model-Based estimates of binge drinking in the East Midlands
What are model-based estimates?
Model-based estimates are the expected values in an area given certain characteristics of that area and as such are the expected proportions.
In order to calculate these expected values the relationship between a whole range of area characteristics (e.g. age profile, deprivation scores, employment factors) and the prevalence of the lifestyle factor of interest, as measured by the Health Survey for England, was investigated. It was found that different lifestyle factors were associated with different area characteristics. Based on this knowledge of how the area characteristics are related to obesity, binge drinking etc. expected values at MSOA level and PCO were calculated.
The General Household Survey (GHS)
The General Household Survey is an
inter-departmental multi-purpose continuous survey carried out by the ONS
collecting information on a range of topics from people living in private
households in Great Britain. The survey has run continuously since 1971, except
for breaks in 1997/8 (when the survey was reviewed) and 1999/2000 when the
survey was re-developed. Section 9 includes questions on alcohol consumption.
The results are available at national level; and for some
indicators at regional level.
Health Survey for England (HSE)
The Health Survey for England (HSE)
comprises a series of annual surveys beginning in 1991. The series is part of
an overall programme of surveys commissioned by the DH and designed to provide
regular information on various aspects of the nation's health. Each year the
Health Survey for England focuses on a different demographic group or disease
condition and its risk factors and looks at health indicators. The Information Centre has published 'Health Survey for England 2006: CVD and risk factors adults, obesity and risk factors children'. For adults, the 2006 report focused on cardiovascular disease and risk factors, which covered behavioural risks such as physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, fruit and vegetable consumption and fat intake as well as health status risk factors including general health, blood pressure, diabetes and anthropometric measurements.
Drinking: Adults’ behaviour and knowledge
in 2007
Results from questions on drinking behaviour and knowledge, included in the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Omnibus surveys. Includes text, data and tables on alcohol consumption, knowledge of units of alcohol and daily benchmarks and where people buy alcohol.
Alcohol-related deaths
Data is also available from ONS on
alcohol-related deaths. The ONS definition of alcohol-related deaths only
includes those causes regarded as being most directly due to alcohol
consumption. Apart from deaths due to accidental poisoning with alcohol, this
definition excludes external causes of death, such as road traffic deaths and
other accidents, and alcohol-related suicides and homicides. National level,
Government Office Regions (GOR) and Local Authority (LA) data is available,
broken down by sex.
Health Statistics Quarterly, No 35, Autumn 2007 published by National Statistics Online includes alcohol-related deaths by occupation in England and Wales, 2001-05:
Statistics on Alcohol, 2008
The Information Centre has published 'Statistics on Alcohol: England 2008'. This statistical report presents a range of information on alcohol use and misuse and aims to present a broad picture of health issues relating to alcohol in England and covers topics such as drinking habits and behaviours among adults and school children, drinking related ill health and mortality, affordability of alcohol and alcohol related costs. Government plans and recommendations in this area are also summarised in the report.
Psychiatric Morbidity among Adults living
in Private Households, 2000
The main aim of this survey was to estimate
the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity according to diagnostic category among
the adult household population of Great Britain. The disorders covered in the
survey were neurotic disorders, such as anxiety and depression, psychotic
disorder, and alcohol and drug dependence. The second aim was to examine the
varying use of services and receipt of care in relation to mental disorder and
to identify the nature and extent of disability associated with mental
disorder. Thirdly, the survey aimed to examine key current and lifetime factors
which may be associated with mental disorder and, finally, to provide
information on changes in the prevalence of disorder and related factors
between 1993 and 2000.
Alcohol Needs Assessment Research Project
(ANARP): The 2004 alcohol needs assessment for England
The Alcohol Needs Assessment Research
Project (ANARP) describes the methodology and results of the first ever English
needs assessment. It presents information at national and regional level to
highlight the range of alcohol use disorders in the population and the range of
services currently available to offer treatment for alcohol problems. The
report identifies gaps in services and the regional variations in access to
current treatment.
Home Office Statistical Bulletin: Crime in England and Wales 2006/2007
This bulletin brings together statistics
from the British Crime Survey (BCS) and the numbers of crimes recorded by the
police to provide a comprehensive account of the latest patterns and trends in
the main high volume crimes. Chapter 3 deals with violent crime, and has a
section on the influence of alcohol and drugs on crime.
b) Alcohol and young people
Drug use, smoking and drinking among young
people in England in 2006
This document contains results from a major national survey of secondary school children aged 11 to 15, published by The Information Centre for health and social care (The IC). The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) carried out the survey on behalf of The Information Centre. Over 8,000 pupils in 288 schools in England completed questionnaires in the 2006 autumn term. This is the most recent in a series of surveys that began in 1982 and the main report will be published in August 2007.The survey indicators on alcohol fit into the government’s framework Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England.
Young People and Alcohol Advertising 2005
This report contains findings from a
benchmark wave of quantitative and qualitative research among young people
across the UK conducted by MORI, an independent research agency, in 2005 on
behalf of Ofcom and the ASA. The study has been designed to assess the impact
of regulatory changes in alcohol advertising rules aimed at reducing the appeal
of some alcohol advertising to young people under the age of 18 years.
MORI Youth Survey 2004
This is the annual survey of young people -
both in and out of school - that explores the prevalence of offending among
young people, gauges any links between truancy and offending, investigates
alcohol and drug taking behaviour, assesses young people's ethics and fears and
measures the proportion who have been victims of crime. Chapter 6 explores the
national prevalence of alcohol use among young people.
Megapoles: Young people and Alcohol final
report 2003
Megapoles is a network of 15 European
cities established in 1997 in recognition of the fact that these cities face
similar public health challenges. It aims to improve health and reduce health
inequalities through information exchange, comparisons and co-operation. The
member cities are: Amsterdam, Athens, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Lisbon, London, Lyon, Madrid, Oslo, Rome (Lazio region), Stockholm and Vienna. This project set out to determine the nature of alcohol consumption
and the extent of alcohol-related problems among the under-25 year old
population in Europe’s capital cities. Megapoles looked at the policy and
practice responses to young people’s drinking at city level and set out to
establish a benchmark for good practice.
Major objectives included:
- Identification and collection of current
practice and policy related to alcohol and young people, using a common
protocol
- Identification of best practice in the
field, according to agreed criteria
- Investigation of the use and availability
of data on alcohol use and alcohol-related harm among young people in member
cities
- Developing recommendations for future
actions within Megapoles cities and to inform policy development
- Dissemination of all relevant information
to a range of audiences
- Working with member state experts and other
European networks to link the results of the project with wider EU policy
Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU)
SHEU provides survey, research and
publishing services - working with individuals involved in the planning,
providing and commissioning of health and education in the UK and overseas. Their aim is to provide services that promote objective debate in
communities about the best ways to serve and educate young people about health
and social issues, and to foster co-operation between professionals in
education and health, and between adults and young people. SHEU’s Young People
into 2006 report
surveyed young people’s responses to over 100 health-related behaviour
questions. Section 5: legal and illegal drugs has information on alcohol, and a
summary of attitudes to drinking is also available.
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