Chunk #51 — Explanations for Greater Negative Social Consequences of Alcohol Use among African Americans Compared to European Americans — Alcohol Preference and Content
2003). To date, there have been no large population-based studies that have found a relationship between ethnic differences in alcoholic beverage preference and risk for alcohol related problems. Bradizza and colleagues (2006) studied a small sample of 53 young adults (43% African American), and found that among the entire sample, relatively few reported experiencing problems as a result of consuming malt liquor and no ethnic differences were found among those who did report problems from drinking malt liquor. There is a need for more research into this possibility before confident conclusions can be drawn.
