Titre :
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Exploring the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and problem drinking as captured by Google searches in the US. (2013)
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Auteurs :
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FRIJTERS (Paul) : AUS. Department of Economics. University of Queensland. ;
David-W JOHNSTON ;
LORDAN (Grace) : GBR. Department of Social Policy. Lse. London. ;
Michael-A SHIELDS ;
Centre of Health Economics. Monash University. AUS
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Social science and medicine (vol. 84, 2013)
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Pagination :
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61-68
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Alcoolisme
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Internet
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Financement
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Crise
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Connaissance
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Homme
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Amérique
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS trs7AR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. There is considerable policy interest in the impact of macroeconomic conditions on health-related behaviours and outcomes. This paper sheds new light on this issue by exploring the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and an indicator of problem drinking derived from state-level data on alcoholism-related Google searches conducted in the US over the period 2004-2011. We find the current recessionary period coincided with an almost 20% increase in alcoholism-related searches. Controlling for state and time-effects, a 5% rise in unemployment is followed in the next 12 months by an approximate 15% increase in searches. The use of Internet searches to inform on health-related behaviours and outcomes is in its infancy ; but we suggest that the data provides important real-time information for policy-makers and can help to overcome the under-reporting in surveys of sensitive information.
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