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Acculturation and alcohol consumption in Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, and Mexican-American women in the United States.

S A Black and K S Markides

Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.

Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to examine the influence of acculturation on alcohol consumption among Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, and Mexican-American women in the United States. Acculturation was found to be positively related to frequency of consumption and probability of being a drinker among all three groups. A positive relationship was also evident for total drinks consumed among Cuban-American women, and volume (drinks per occasion) and total drinks consumed among Mexican-American women.

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