Table 2

Summary of coefficients of OLS regression of alcohol consumption on scores of the ACPI

API (binary variables)API (binary variables)API (Z_scores)API (Z_scores)API (Z_scores)
Simple meanTheory weighingSimple meanFactor analysisTheory weighing
Alcohol per capita consumption
Simple bivariate association coefficients−0.0050.021−0.013−0.0240.017
(−0.030 to 0.021)(−0.007 to 0.050)(−0.040 to 0.014)(−0.050 to 0.001)(−0.013 to 0.046)
p Value 0.720p Value 0.145p Value 0.337p Value 0.064p Value 0.269
Adjusted coefficients−0.014−0.020−0.019−0.024−0.023
(−0.034 to 0.005)(−0.043 to 0.002)(−0.040 to 0.002)(−0.043 to −0.004)(−0.046 to 0.000)
p Value 0.140p Value 0.078p Value 0.070p Value 0.019p Value 0.052
GDP per capita0.000.000.000.000.00
(−0.00 to 0.00)(−0.00 to 0.00)(−0.00 to 0.00)(−0.00 to 0.00)(−0.00 to 0.00)
p Value 0.107p Value 0.099p Value 0.103p Value 0.112p Value 0.090
Population 0–14 (% of total)−0.156−0.160−0.157−0.158−0.164
(−0.242 to −0.0704)(−0.246 to −0.075)(−0.242 to −0.072)(−0.242 to −0.074)(−0.250 to −0.078)
p Value 0.000p Value 0.000p Value 0.000p Value 0.000p Value 0.000
Urban population (% of total)−0.008−0.010−0.010−0.008−0.010
(−0.035 to 0.018)(−0.036 to 0.017)(−0.035 to 0.018)(−0.034 to 0.018)(−0.036 to 0.017)
p Value 0.529p Value 0.462p Value 0.537p Value 0.545p Value 0.475
Dummy world region
Observations167167167167167
Adjusted R2 0.620.620.620.620.62
  • … represents omitted values.

  • ACPI, Alcohol Control Policy Index; API, Alcohol Policy Index; GDP, gross domestic product; OLS, ordinary least squares.