Faculty Sponsor: Valerie L. Nazzaro
Live Poster Session: Zoom Link
Abstract: Numerous studies established that individuals with a family history of alcoholism are more prone to developing alcohol dependence, highlighting the influence of family alcoholism history on individual drinking behavior. Research on US Hispanic families indicates that familial history of alcoholism exerts a stronger impact on women compared to men (Chartier et al., 2017). This project uses the NESARC dataset as a data source and investigates whether a similar observation can be made in the U.S. population. Our findings suggest that females overall have a less probability of developing alcohol-related issues than males when all other factors are held equal. However, they seem to be more influenced by a familial history of alcoholism.
QAC-201-Project-Poster_Final-Yuting-Huang.R