Poverty and consumption: a case study of wealth index and alcohol consumption among Nigerian men

Olatomide S. Olasunkanmi, Omoweloye O. Soladoye, Oluwatobi F. Emmanuel and Asif Ali

African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development, 2022, vol. 9, issue 1, 55-67

Abstract: Alcohol consumption in Nigeria plays diverse roles in the socio-cultural interactions of various communities and cultural toleration of drinking alcohol became part of rural life. The rate of alcohol consumption has changed rapidly in recent decades, especially among men in Nigeria. Nigeria - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS5) 2016/2017 was used to access the relationship between wealth index and alcohol consumption among 3611 Nigerian men. The study revealed that the lower wealth index quartile had a positive and significant relationship with heavy drinking. To address the issue of heavy drinking in Nigeria, preventive initiatives should focus on men in the lower wealth index quartile.

Keywords: wealth index; alcohol consumption; poor; Nigeria; heavy drinking and light drinking. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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