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DRINKING HABITS IN NORTHERN IRELAND 1987-1989 (PPRU Occasional
Paper No. 22)
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DRINKING HABITS IN NORTHERN IRELAND 1987-1989 (PPRU Occasional
Paper No. 22)
Surveys were carried out in Northern Ireland in 1987 and again
in 1989 to monitor the effect of changes in legislation on
drinking habits. Almost 2,000 people, aged 18 or over, were
interviewed in each of the years. The core of the questionnaire
which was used was a drinking diary, in which respondents who
were drinkers were asked to recall how much of each type of
alcohol they had drunk in the previous week, as well as where
and when this was consumed. It was found that two-thirds of
adults were drinkers, and about half of them had a drink at
least once a week. The average amount of alcohol consumed
decreased between 1987 and 1989, and legislation allowing Sunday
opening of public houses did not affect substantially the
overall amount of alcohol consumed.
Published by: Policy Planning and Research Unit (PPRU),
Department of Finance and Personnel
Available from: PPRU, Department of Finance and
Personnel, Room
250, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast,
BT4 3SW
Latest edition: 1990
Price: œ6.00
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