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

Authors: Olatomide S. Olasunkanmi; Omoweloye O. Soladoye; Oluwatobi F. Emmanuel; Asif Ali

Addresses: College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Haidian, Beijing, China ' College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Haidian, Beijing, China ' College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Haidian, Beijing, China ' College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Haidian, Beijing, China

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.

DOI: 10.1504/AJESD.2022.125020

African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development, 2022 Vol.9 No.1, pp.55 - 67

Received: 30 Jun 2021
Accepted: 06 Apr 2022
Published online: 22 Aug 2022 *

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