Education, Alcohol Use and Abuse Among Young Adults in Britain

In this article we explore the relationship between education and alcohol consumption. We examine whether the probability of abusing alcohol differs across educational groups. We use data from the British Cohort Study, a longitudinal study of one week's birth in Britain in 1970. Measures of alc...

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Main Author: Huerta, María del Carmen
Other Authors: Borgonovi, Francesca
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2010
Series:OECD Education Working Papers
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