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Public opinion and alcohol policy in Sweden, 1990–2012

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Aims We analyse the association between public opinions and political decisions on alcohol policy in Sweden during the last decades. Methods Reviews of existing Swedish surveys on public opinion and recent data on the opinion of decision-makers. Results Restrictive alcohol policy measures have much support in Sweden and this support has increased in the last decade. The opinions of the public and their elected representatives correspond fairly well but the relation between these opinions and policy decisions are not always straightforward. Conclusions There is little support for the idea that public opinion has been a major influence on alcohol policy formation in the period of 1990–2012.

Source: Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

DOI: 10.2478/nsad-2013-0046

Authors: Per Leimar, Mats Ramstedt, Lennart Weibull

Institutions: Region Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet, STAD, University of Gothenburg

Language: English

Topic: Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Systembolaget