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Peer reviewedAlexander, Francesca; Duff, Robert W. – Gerontologist, 1988
Surveyed 260 residents of three retirement communities. Found regular drinking more common in these communities than in general population of older adults. Drinking was associated with social activity rather than with isolation or stresses of aging. Concluded that drinking was integral part of communities' leisure subculture and that social and…
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking, Interpersonal Relationship, Older Adults
Download full textAlexander, Francesca; Duff, Robert W. – 1987
While research on alcohol use among the elderly has accumulated in recent years, the drinking patterns of some segments of the elderly population have received little or no attention. A study was conducted over an 18-month period investigating drinking patterns in three retirement communities in southern California and Oregon. The extent of…
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Behavior Patterns, Drinking, Housing
