US trends in binge drinking by gender, occupation, prestige, and work structure among adults in the midlife, 2006–2018

Sarah McKetta; Seth J Prins; Lisa M Bates; Jonathan M Platt; Katherine M Keyes

doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.06.004

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US trends in binge drinking by gender, occupation, prestige, and work structure among adults in the midlife, 2006–2018

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US trends in binge drinking by gender, occupation, prestige, and work structure among adults in the midlife, 2006–2018

Sarah McKetta, Seth J Prins, Lisa M Bates, Jonathan M Platt and Katherine M Keyes

Annals of epidemiology, Vol.62, pp.22-29

10/2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.06.004

PMCID: PMC8463484

PMID: 34161795

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Rates of binge drinking have nearly doubled among US women ages 30–49 since 2006. Employment influences alcohol use and varies by the prestige and structure (e.g., authority, autonomy, expertise) of one's occupation. We examined trends in binge drinking among adults ages 30–49 in the labor force in 2006–2018 National Health Interview Surveys (N = 108,981) by occupation, work prestige (General Social Survey's occupational prestige score), work structure (occupational authority, autonomy, automation, expertise), and gender. We estimated odds of binge drinking by year with survey-weighted logistic regression controlled for sociodemographics, smoking, and disability. In 2018, 30% of women and 43% of men reported binge drinking; drinking increased annually from 2006–2018 (OR for women = 1.08, OR for men = 1.03). Work status, prestige, and work structure modified the association. Women in high- (OR = 1.10, 95% CI: 1.09–1.12) versus low-prestige (OR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.04–1.06) jobs had higher increases, as did men in high-prestige jobs (OR = 1.04, 95% CI: 1.03–1.05). Respondents in higher relative to lower authority, autonomy, and expertise jobs increased binge drinking. : Though all strata of workforce adults increased binge drinking, increases were concentrated among women in higher-status careers, implicating gendered shifts in labor as one determinant of recent national alcohol trends.

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Title: Subtitle: US trends in binge drinking by gender, occupation, prestige, and work structure among adults in the midlife, 2006–2018
Creators: Sarah McKetta
Seth J Prins
Lisa M Bates
Jonathan M Platt
Katherine M Keyes
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Annals of epidemiology, Vol.62, pp.22-29
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.06.004
PMID: 34161795
PMCID: PMC8463484
NLM abbreviation: Ann Epidemiol
ISSN: 1047-2797
eISSN: 1873-2585
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100000027, name: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, award: R01-AA026861
Language: English
Date published: 10/2021
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center
Record Identifier: 9984214685502771

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