Estimating the Socioeconomic Costs of Alcohol Drinking Among Adolescents in Korea.

Jaeyeun Kim; Woojin Chung; Sunmi Lee; Chongyon Park

doi:10.3961/jpmph.2010.43.4.341

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English Abstract Estimating the Socioeconomic Costs of Alcohol Drinking Among Adolescents in Korea.: Jaeyeun Kim, Woojin Chung, Sunmi Lee, Chongyon Park; Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health 2010;43(4):341-351
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.2010.43.4.341

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¹Department of Public Health, Yonsei University Graduate School, Korea.
²Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Korea.
³Health Insurance Policy Research Institute, National Health Insurance Corporation, Korea. lsm8711@nhic.or.kr

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OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to estimate the socioeconomic costs resulting from alcohol drinking among adolescents as of 2006 from a societal perspective. METHODS: The costs were classified into direct costs, indirect costs, and other costs. The direct costs consisted of direct medical costs and direct non-medical costs. The indirect costs were computed by future income losses from premature death, productivity losses from using medical services and reduction of productivity from drinking and hangover. The other costs consisted of property damage, public administrative expenses, and traffic accident compensation. RESULTS: The socioeconomic costs of alcohol drinking among adolescents as of 2006 were estimated to be 387.5 billion won (0.05% of GDP). In the case of the former, the amount included 48.25% for reduction of productivity from drinking and hangover, 39.38% for future income losses from premature death, and 6.71% for hangover costs. CONCLUSIONS: The results showed that the socioeconomic costs of alcohol drinking among adolescents in Korea were a serious as compared with that of the United States. Therefore, the active interventions such as a surveillance system and a prevention program to control adolescents drinking by government and preventive medicine specialist are needed.

Keywords: Alcohol drinking Costs Adolescent Korea

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