Author: Akshar Oza, Khushi Khandelwal, Lalit Pareek.
Introduction:
Consuming alcohol can lead to health risks, addiction, impaired judgment, relationship issues, legal consequences, financial burden, and mental health concerns. It’s important to be aware of these potential problems and make informed choices.
Objective: To understand the underlying phenomenon of this problem.
Literature Review:
- One of the most important products of global addiction demand is an alcoholic beverage. In developing countries like India, alcohol consumption tends to be a major problem because of the various socio-cultural practices across the nation, different alcohol policies and practices across the various states, lack of awareness of alcohol-related problems among the community, false mass media propaganda about alcohol use, various alcohol drinking patterns among the alcohol consumers and the emergence of social drinking as a habit because of the widespread urbanisation across the country.
- Harmful use of alcohol was the cause for 5.9% of all deaths and 5.1% of the global burden of disease and injury. India is the third largest market for alcoholic beverages in the world with estimated 62.5 million alcohol user in 2005. The objective of this study was to know the prevalence of alcohol consumption, pattern of drinking, and its effect on people’s health and social consequences.
Data Collection:
5 questions related to the problems faced by them while consuming alcohol were asked to about more than 100 people. Likert scale was used with a scale of 1 to 5. Mean, Standard Deviation, Standard Error and t-stat has been calculated for every question.
Data Analysis:
|
No. |
Questions |
Mean |
Standard Deviation |
Standard Error |
T-stat |
|
Q1 |
Are you aware of any government initiatives to control alcohol consumption in India? |
2.93 |
1.106842356
|
0.110684236
|
-0.632429719
|
|
Q2 |
Do you believe alcohol consumption is a social norm in India?
|
3.01
|
1.16185197
|
0.116185197
|
0.086069484
|
|
Q3 |
Have you ever faced any negative consequences due to alcohol consumption?
|
2.96
|
1.148216008
|
0.114821601
|
-0.348366507
|
|
Q4 |
Have you ever tried to cut down or quit drinking alcohol?
|
2.76
|
1.078146558
|
0.107814656
|
-2.226042445
|
|
Q5 |
How do you think alcohol consumption affects relationships and families?
|
2.60
|
1.113552873
|
0.111355287
|
-3.592106041
|
Conclusion:
- For Q1, the observations are Mean = 2.93, Standard Deviation = 1.11, Standard Error = 0.11, t-stat = -0.63. As T-stat is -0.63 which is less than 1.96. Therefore, People are aware of any government initiatives to control alcohol consumption in India.
- For Q2, the observations are Mean = 3.01, Standard Deviation = 1.16, Standard Error = 0.11, T-stat = 0.08. As T-stat is 0.08 which is less than 1.96. Therefore, people believe that alcohol consumption is a social norm in India.
- For Q3, the observations are Mean = 2.96, Standard Deviation = 1.14, Standard Error = 011, T-stat = -0.34. As T-stat is -0.34 which is less than 1.96. Therefore, people have faced negative consequences due to alcohol consumption.
- For Q4, the observations are Mean = 2.76, Standard Deviation = 1.07, Standard Error = 0.10, T-stat = -2.22. As T-stat is -2.22 which is less than 1.96. Therefore, people have tried to cut down or quit drinking alcohol.
- For Q5, the observations are Mean = 2.60, Standard Deviation = 1.11, Standard Error = 0.11, T-stat = -3.59. As t-stat is -3.59 which is less than 1.96. Therefore, people agrees that alcohol consumption affects relationships and families.
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