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Drinking patterns between men and women in two distinct Brazilian communities

2008; Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria; Volume: 30; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1516-44462008000300010

1809-452X

Florence Kerr-Corrêa, Adriana Marcassa Tucci, Andrea M. Hegedus, Luzia A. Trinca, Janaina Barbosa de Oliveira, Trícia Maria Feitosa Floripes, Lígia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr,

Smoking Behavior and Cessation

OBJECTIVE: A survey was conducted to compare gender differences in patterns of drinking in two stratified, urban and representative samples from two communities (B and RJr). METHOD: The Genacis (Gender, Alcohol, and Culture: an International Study) questionnaire was used. RESULTS: There were several significant differences in the demographics and patterns of alcohol use between these two samples. One had an older, more Catholic, educated, Caucasian population, with more women in the labor force. Data from B community showed that women and men had similar patterns of drinking. RJr had much higher use of alcohol among men, and almost 22% of those under 49 years old were binge drinkers. DISCUSSION: Access, smoking, income and having a heavy drinker partner were important risk factors for women's drinking. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that when women's roles become more similar to men's, so do their drinking patterns.