Observational studyPloS one2022
Risky health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the expenditures on alcohol, non-alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products.
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- Parents' Cigarette Purchases During COVID-19: Evidence From NielsenIQ Consumer Panel Data.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of chronic ethanol consumption and SARS-COV-2 on the liver and intestine: A pilot dose-response study in mice.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Association between sociodemographics and change in alcohol or tobacco use behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2024Article
- Vaping Behavior in Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Respiratory care · 2023Article
- The influence of alcohol consumption on Self-Rated Health and Mood during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Smoking among Brazilian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2023Article
- Are Cisgender Women and Transgender and Nonbinary People Drinking More During the COVID-19 Pandemic? It Depends.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2023Review
- Patient Experiences after Physical Trauma: The Negative Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Recovery.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Food spending in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has increased mental stress among the population and, at the same time, has lowered consumer income. Alcohol, non-alcoholic beverages, and tobacco consumption are associated with multiple health conditions but the information on how the consumption pattern of these goods shifted during the pandemic remains limited.
objectiveTo examine the consumer spending on alcohol, non-alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period.
designAn observational study utilizing the expenditures data on alcohol, non-alcoholic beverages, and tobacco between 2017 and 2020 obtained from the US Consumer Expenditure Diary Survey.
participants18,808 respondents aged ≥ 21 years who answered the Consumer Expenditure Diary Survey. Main Outcome Measure(s): Bi-weekly expenditure on alcohol, non-alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products. ANALYSIS: Multivariable linear regression models.
resultsA total of 18,808 respondents (mean [SD] age = 52.5[16.9] years; 53.8% females) were included. Compared to the pre-pandemic levels, household expenditures on alcohol, non-alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products significantly decreased during the pandemic period by 28.6%, 7.9%, and 15.5%, respectively, after controlling for the state-, individual-, and household-level characteristics. Individual age, race/ethnicity, income, and education were significant predictors of spending. Heterogeneities in expenditures were evident across subgroups, with less educated and low-income households cutting their alcohol expenses while the wealthy and more educated consumers spent more during the pandemic. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Household expenditures on alcohol, non-alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products significantly decreased. The results might be beneficial in understanding consumer spending habits concerning risky health behaviors during the period of economic disruption.
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