RESEARCH:
A Pilot Survey of Aquatic Activities and Related Consumption of Alcohol, with Implications for Drowning
UNIVERSITY OR ORGANISATION: Association of Schools of Public Health
SUBJECT: Alcohol
TYPE: Survey
DATE: 1990
The investigators considered the relationship between participation in aquatic activities and the consumption of alcohol, with their implications for the risk of drowning. In a telephone survey with random-digit dialing, interviewers asked Massachusetts residents ages 20 years and older how often they engaged in variousmaquatic activities, in what settings, and how often they drank alcohol in connection with participation in aquatic activities.
COUNTRY
USA
AUTHORS
Jonathan Howland
Thomas Mangione
Ralph Hingson
Suzette Levenson
Michael Winter
Andrea Altwicker
JOURNAL / PUBLICATION
JSTOR
RESPONDENTS
294 respondents
Ages 20+
Massachsettes
79% Men participated in aquatic activities in 1988
72% of women participated
ACTIVITY
Swimming
Boating
Fishing
Sunbathing
Rowing
Sailing
Water Skiing
Surfing
Wakeboarding
ENVIRONMENT
Ocean
Lake
Pond
Pool
River
AGE
20+
GENDER
Male
Female
ETHNICITY
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
