Is moderate alcohol use related to wages? Evidence from four worksites

Article Abstract:

Research shows that moderate alcohol drinkers are less prone to coronary heart disease compared to non-drinkers and heavy drinkers. On the other hand, some studies indicate the association of alcoholism to unemployment and lower earnings. However, the effect on wages by drinking has had few researches. A new database on employees at four worksites is used to test for the nonlinear relationship between alcohol drinking and wages. The indirect effects of educational attainment, marital status and poor health on alcohol use affecting wages is also studied.

Employee alcoholism, Drinking behavior

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Alcohol use and wages: new results from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

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Men who consume alcohol have higher earnings compared to those who do not by as much as 7%. A sample taken from the 1991 and 1992 National Household Surveys of Drug Abuse also showed that the projected alcohol use premium of women is almost half as large as for men. Findings also revealed that alcohol usage is not correlated with low earnings. Alcohol usage is not found to be correlated with lower wages even at significant levels of intake.

Economics, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Alcoholism, Wages, Wages and salaries

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The joint demand for cigarettes and marijuana: evidence from the National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse

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Research is presented concerning the relationship which exists between the curbing of young people's demand for alcohol and cigarettes through price increases and the rising incidence of use of marijuana following such increases.

Specialty outpatient clinics, not elsewhere classified, Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Programs, Supply and demand, Young adults, Teenagers, Youth, Smoking, Alcoholic beverages, Drug use, Drug abuse, Marijuana, Substance abuse treatment

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