Table 1.
APIS policy areas examined and number of coded categories
| Policy Area | Number of original categories |
Number of categories for sum score |
|---|---|---|
| Beer taxes | 3 | 3 |
| Underage: possession | 5 | 5 |
| Underage: consumption | 6 | 4 |
| Underage: internal possession | 3 | 2 |
| Underage: purchasing | 2 | 2 |
| Underage: furnishing | 3 | 3 |
| Age of server: on-premise | 4 | 4 |
| Age of server: off-premise | 4 | 4 |
| Use/Lose: Driving privileges | 4 | 4 |
| Hosting underage drinking parties | 4 | 4 |
| False identification1 | ||
| Users | 2 | 2 |
| Suppliers | 2 | 2 |
| Retailers | 3 | 2 |
| Adult BAC2 | -- | -- |
| Youth BAC2 | -- | -- |
| Boating BAC2 | -- | -- |
| Open Container | 2 | 2 |
| Keg registration | 5 | 5 |
| Beverage service training | 4 | 4 |
| Sunday sales | 3 | 3 |
| Control system | 5 | 3 |
1
Three separate 2-category policies were created for users, retailers, suppliers.
2
No meaningful variability across states