Dataset Information

Trajectories of risky drinking around the time of statutory retirement: a longitudinal latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Life transitions such as retirement may influence alcohol consumption, but only a few studies have described this using longitudinal data. We identified patterns and predictors of risky drinking around the time of retirement.

Design

A cohort study assessing trajectories and predictors of risky drinking among employees entering statutory retirement between 2000 and 2011.

Setting and participants

A total of 5805 men and women from the Finnish Public Sector study who responded to questions on alcohol consumption one to three times prior to (w_-3 , w_-2 , w_-1 ), and one to three times after (w₊₁ , w₊₂ , w₊₃ ) retirement.