This Caribbean island is a major rum producer in the United States. The national drink of Puerto Rico is rum. This Caribbean island produces about 70% of the rum consumed in the United States, making it the largest rum producer in the world. Yes, you can drink alcohol on the beach in Puerto Rico. However, you must be of legal age to do so. Given the focus of the analyses, the hypotheses to be tested are as follows: in terms of attitudes and knowledge of impaired driving laws, those who self-report impaired driving will be less likely to consider impaired driving to be a problem, and their knowledge of impaired driving laws will be lower than those who do not self-report impaired driving. drunkenness. In terms of socio-demographic correlates of impaired driving, higher number of driving lessons per day, male sex, younger age, more liberal alcohol standards, more positive attitudes toward alcohol use, illicit drug use and lower income will be positively associated with both self-reported drunk driving without arrest and incarceration for life for impaired driving; Unemployment and non-participation in the labour market protect against drunk driving (Caetano, Ramisetty-Mikler and Rodriguez 2008a, 2008b; Caetano, Vaeth, & Mills, 2013). Understanding the general attitude towards drunk driving and assessing public knowledge of this behaviour allows public policy makers to know if this problem is recognized as such and if the community is receptive to public policies on how to deal with impaired driving. It also helps determine whether community members believe that participation in impaired driving poses a serious threat to themselves and the community. Identifying socio-demographic correlates of impaired driving helps align prevention and intervention efforts related to impaired driving with population subgroups at risk of engaging in impaired driving.
This can lead to more effective prevention efforts in San Juan and perhaps Puerto Rico as a whole. You may have heard a lot about Pitorro, a well-known rum. Pitorro, a type of non-hydrogenated rum made in Puerto Rico, is known as their version of Moonshine. Fruits infuse the drink for months. Tourists flock here, especially during the holidays. Alcohol consumption norms were scored with nine points to determine whether alcohol consumption is considered acceptable in different circumstances (e.g., friends at home, with colleagues for lunch). These points were scored zero and one and added to a total score of nine. Higher scores indicate more liberal standards; α = .87. A higher score on these items has already been associated with higher consumption volume and higher consumption in Puerto Rico (Caetano, Vaeth & Canino, 2016). With respect to socio-demographic and alcohol-related correlates between self-reported impaired driving and incarceration for lifetime impaired driving, most of the assumptions in this paper were confirmed: higher driving lessons per day, male gender, young age, liberal norms and positive attitudes towards alcohol consumption, and higher levels of alcohol consumption and binge drinking were all positively associated with impaired driving.
These variables are commonly reported predictors of impaired driving among Hispanics (Caetano et al., 2008a, 2008b; Caetano et al., 2013). Illicit drug use is also a risk factor for drunk driving, which is an important finding as it has not yet been identified as a risk factor for Hispanics on the American mainland or Puerto Ricans on the island. This variable has a statistically significant association only with life incarceration, which may be explained by the fact that individuals detained for life for impaired driving may be repeat offenders with a higher risk of arrest and higher substance use patterns than those who self-report using alcohol while impaired. but who have not been arrested. The hypothesis that unemployment and non-participation in the labour market are protective factors against impaired driving was also confirmed, for self-reported drunk driving, but not for arrests. Both of these groups may be less likely to interact socially due to acute or chronic conditions that prevent them from working and driving. Overall, these correlates suggest that certain lifestyle factors associated with an increased propensity to take risks and increased alcohol consumption are associated with drunk driving in San Juan, Puerto Rico and continental United States. The rate of self-reported impaired driving over 12 months was 20% for males and 8% for females (p <,001). Twelve-month drunk driving arrests were reported by 0.1% of men and 0.2% of women, while lifetime arrests were reported by 6% of men and 0.7% of women (p<,001). Adjusted analyses showed that daily driving hours (OR = 1.08, 95% CI = 1.01-1.17; p<.05), male sex (OR = 1.66, 95% CI = 1.07-2.58; p<01), more liberal consumption standards (OR = 4.81; 95% CI = 2.61-8.84; p<0.01) and more positive attitudes towards alcohol consumption (OR = 4.58; 95% CI = 1.28-16.31; p<01), a higher number of weekly drinks (OR = 1.05; 95% CI: 1.03-1.07; p<,001) and binge drinking (OR = 2.60; 95% CI = 1.62-4.16; p<001) were risk factors for self-reported drink-driving. Life imprisonment was associated with separation or divorce (OR = 2.7; 95% CI = 1.04-7.36; p <.05), male (OR = 5.25; 95CL = 1.93-14.26; p<.001), more liberal drinking norms (OR = 6.97; 95CL =: 2.37 to 20.48; p <.001) and illicit drug use (OR = 2.82; 95% CI = 1.25 to 6.35; p<,001). Drugs – A branch of the Federal Narcotics Strike Force is permanently stationed in Puerto Rico, where illegal drugs and drugs are a problem.
