Table 1. .

Changes in attitudes and beliefs during the period 2005–2009.

	2005	2005	2006	2008	2009	Change?
Year	Aug	Dec	Oct	Jul	Feb	OR
Attitudes: the proportion who totally/partly disagreed with the following statements (lowest N = 7191)
Alcohol is too expensive in Norway	26	30	28	40	41	1.23*
It should be possible to buy wine in grocery stores	30	33	29	38	39	1.14*
It should be possible to buy spirits in grocery stores	74	78	78	81	82	1.12*
It is too difficult to buy alcohol	76	81	79	84	80	1.10*
Beliefs in effectiveness: the proportion who believed that the following measures to a very/fairly high degree could contribute to curb alcohol-related harm (lowest N = 7143)
High prices/taxes on alcohol	25	28	28	32	33	1.11*
Wine and spirits are only sold at Vinmonopoleta, b	31	32	32	36	40	1.10*
Rules for serving alcohol such as closing times of licenced premises	35	44	40	43	46	1.08*
Belief in the harm caused by drinking: the proportion who to a very/fairly high degree believed that the following statement is true (N = 6758)
Increased per capita alcohol consumption will result in a significant increase in deaths due to disease, murders, suicide and accidents	38	45	39	48	50	1.13*

Notes: *p < 0.001.

^aVinmonopolet is the state-owned wine and spirits monopoly.

^bIn 2005 the wording was “Alcohol is only sold at Vinmonopolet”.