Patterns of Alcohol Use Among Airline Passengers, United States, 2005-2006 (ICPSR 27869)
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Deborah C. Girasek, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27869.v1
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This study was designed to examine the individual and situational factors that are likely to be related to airline passengers' use of alcohol. Specifically, the study sought to identify individual characteristics (e.g., gender, age, reason for travel) that are associated with the amount of alcohol that airline passengers consume in-flight, identify situational characteristics (e.g., duration of flight, time of day, day of week) that are associated with the amount of alcohol that airline passengers consume in-flight, and to quantify the proportion of airline passengers for whom high levels of alcohol consumption may pose a risk to others (i.e., those with a history of alcohol-related aggression, those sitting in an emergency exit row, and those who plan to drive after deplaning).
Respondents were asked details about their flight on the day of the survey, occurrence of air travel as well as information on their drinking and cigarette habits. Demographic variables include respondents' race, age, gender, education level, and household income.
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The database was created at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, in Bethesda, MD.
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The attempt was made to obtain complete coverage of all adult airline passengers who were waiting to board domestic, pre-selected commercial flights in the United States. The sample was 55% male with a mean age of 44 years. Subjects were 78% white, 5% hispanic, and predominantly of higher socioeconomic status. In a deliberate attempt to over sample heavy drinkers, passengers flying on "high risk" flights were also included in the data collection. These included flights scheduled for New Year's Eve, a flight to Las Vegas, and flights to major sporting event sites. For more details about sampling methods, see:
Girasek, Deborah C.; Olsen, Cara H. "Usual Seat Belt Practices Reported by Airline Passengers Surveyed in Gate Areas of a U.S. Airport." Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine 78(11) (Nov 2007), 1050-1054. DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2096.2007
Girasek, Deborah C.; Olsen, Cara H. "Airline Passengers' Alcohol Use and Its Safety Implications." Journal of Travel Medicine 16(5) (Sep/Oct 2009), 311-316. DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00339.x
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Adult airline passengers waiting to board domestic, commercial flights in the United States.
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80 percent
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CAGE, Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence (short form).
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2018-06-01
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2018-06-01 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Created variable labels and/or value labels.
- Created online analysis version with question text.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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