The Association Between Family Income and Heavy Drinking Status

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Jake Lachance
Jake Lachance

Jake is a student-athlete at Wesleyan University and is in the class of 2023. He is majoring in Economics and minoring in History. Jake resides in Andover, MA and previously attended Andover High School (Class of 2018). After graduating, Jake did a postgraduate year at Berkshire School (Class of 2019), before heading off to Wesleyan in the Fall of 2019. At Wesleyan, he is on the men’s ice hockey team.

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Abstract: Alcohol abuse, alcohol misuse, alcohol dependence and other alcohol-related problems are extremely prevalent issues in the United States and in the world today. In fact, excessive alcohol use is responsible FOR about 261 deaths everyday (CDC, 2021). Addiction is an issue that is extremely widespread, as more than 20 million Americans suffer from addiction. Also, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) lists alcohol as the third most addictive drug. Heavy drinking is considered more than 15 drinks per week for males, and more than 8 drinks per week for females. More than half of alcohol-related deaths are due to health effects from drinking too much over time, including different types of cancer, liver disease, and heart disease (CDC, 2021). Furthermore, discussions regarding income inequality have really picked up over the past few years as well. In fact, low income shows the difficulty to age out of alcohol dependence (Zemore, Lui & Mulia, 2020). There are obviously many negative effects of income inequality. The aim of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between total family income and heavy drinking status.

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