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Comparative Study
. 1990 May;19(3):330-2.

Alcohol consumption in Chinese, Malays and Indians in Singapore

K Hughes  1 , P P Yeo, K C Lun, A C Thai, K W Wang, J S Cheah
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Comparative Study

Alcohol consumption in Chinese, Malays and Indians in Singapore

K Hughes et al. Ann Acad Med Singap. 1990 May.

Abstract

A population based survey has measured alcohol consumption by questionnaire in persons aged 18 to 69 years in Singapore. The majority were "occasional/none" drinkers, being males (Chinese 87%, Malays 99% and Indians 80%) and females (Chinese 98%, Malays 100% and Indians 100%). "Heavy" consumption was uncommon in males (Chinese 0.6%, Malays 0% and Indians 1.3%) and absent in females, while "heavy/moderate" drinking was males (Chinese 5.7%, Malays 0.5% and Indians 3.8%) and females (Chinese 0.3%, Malays 0% and Indians 0%). For males, "light" drinking was highest in Indians (15.9%), then Chinese (7.8%) and then Malays (0.5%). This survey indicates that alcohol consumption is not yet a major public health problem in Singapore.

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