Evaluation of Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol: A Mixed Method Natural Experiment in Scotland

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Mark Robinson¹  Clare Beeston²  Rachel McAdams²  Neil Craig²  Jane Ford²  Elinor Dickie²  Deborah Shipton²  Lucie Giles²  Megan MacPherson³  Ruth Mellor⁴ 

[1] Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4068, Australia;Place and Wellbeing Directorate Public Health Scotland, Glasgow G2 6QP, UK;Public Health, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen AB15 6RE, UK;Public Health, NHS Lanarkshire, Glasgow G71 8BB, UK;

关键词: alcohol;    price;    Scotland;    evaluation;    minimum unit pricing;    natural experiment;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17103394

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In May 2018, Scotland became the first country in the world to implement minimum unit pricing (MUP) for all alcoholic drinks sold in licensed premises in Scotland. The use of a Sunset Clause in the MUP legislation was a factor in successfully resisting legal challenges by indicating that the final decision on a novel policy would depend on its impact. An overarching evaluation has been designed and the results will provide important evidence to inform the parliamentary vote on the future of MUP in Scotland. The evaluation uses a mixed methods portfolio of in-house, commissioned, and separately funded studies to assess the impact of MUP across multiple intended and unintended outcomes related to compliance, the alcoholic drinks industry, consumption, and health and social harms. Quantitative studies to measure impact use a suitable control where feasible. Qualitative studies assess impact and provide an understanding of the lived experience and mechanism of change for key sub-groups. As well as providing important evidence to inform the parliamentary vote, adding to the international evidence on impact and experience of alcohol pricing policy across a broad range of outcomes, this approach to evaluating novel policy interventions may provide guidance for future policy innovations.

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