Open Access
American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
ISSN (Online): 2378-7031
DOI: 10.46568/arjhss
Alcohol Consumption in India: An Analysis of IHDS Data
*1Project Officer, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
2Senior Research Officer, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
3Doctoral Fellow, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
*nasimamu32@gmail.com
2Senior Research Officer, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
3Doctoral Fellow, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
*nasimamu32@gmail.com
Abstract
Introduction: Harmful use of alcohol result in 3 million people die each year, which means 5.3% of all deaths
worldwide. Alcohol has a contribution on the global burden of disease and injury which accounts approximately
5.1 per cent of the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and approximately 13.5 per cent of the total deaths in
the age group 20-39 years were caused by alcohol consumption.
Objectives: To understand the changes and differentials in alcohol consumption in India and its states, and to examine the determinants of alcohol consumption in India. Data Source and Methodology: The present study has used the national representative Indian Human Development Surveys (IHDS) I (2004-05) and II (2011-12). Bivariate analysis was used to show the prevalence of alcohol consumption concerning some selected socioeconomic and demographic background variables. The Chi-square and multivariate logistic regressions were also employed to estimate the odds ratio (95% CI) for alcohol consumption. STATA and Arc GIS 10.1 software were employed to carry out the analyses.
Findings: The alcohol consumption was two per cent higher in 2004-05 (37%) than the recent survey of IHDS (2011-12) (35%) in India. In addition to that, there were some states where the consumption of alcohol had increased from 2004 to 2012 like Mizoram (44%), Kerala (19%), and Jammu and Kashmir (16%). In contrary to that, there were also a few states where alcohol consumption had decreased from 2004 to 2012 like Rajasthan (8%) and Tamil Nadu (5%).
Objectives: To understand the changes and differentials in alcohol consumption in India and its states, and to examine the determinants of alcohol consumption in India. Data Source and Methodology: The present study has used the national representative Indian Human Development Surveys (IHDS) I (2004-05) and II (2011-12). Bivariate analysis was used to show the prevalence of alcohol consumption concerning some selected socioeconomic and demographic background variables. The Chi-square and multivariate logistic regressions were also employed to estimate the odds ratio (95% CI) for alcohol consumption. STATA and Arc GIS 10.1 software were employed to carry out the analyses.
Findings: The alcohol consumption was two per cent higher in 2004-05 (37%) than the recent survey of IHDS (2011-12) (35%) in India. In addition to that, there were some states where the consumption of alcohol had increased from 2004 to 2012 like Mizoram (44%), Kerala (19%), and Jammu and Kashmir (16%). In contrary to that, there were also a few states where alcohol consumption had decreased from 2004 to 2012 like Rajasthan (8%) and Tamil Nadu (5%).
