Abstract: Excessive alcohol use is a significant problem in rural and remote Australia. The factors contributing to patterns of alcohol use have not been adequately explained, yet the geographic variation in rates suggests a potential contribution of district-level factors, such as socio-economic disadvantage, rates of population change, environmental adversity, and remoteness from services/population centres. This paper aims to investigate individual-level and district-level predictors of alcohol use in a sample of rural adults.
Suggested Citation
Inder, Kerry J., Handley, Tonelle E., Fitzgerald, Michael, Lewin, Terry J., Coleman, Clare, Perkins, David, Kelly, Brian J.,
2012,
Individual and district-level predictors of alcohol use: cross sectional findings from a rural mental health survey in Australia,
Volume:12, Journal Article,
viewed 13 February 2025,
https://www.nintione.com.au/?p=15805.