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. 2015 Dec 23;3:14–20. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2015.12.002

Table 4.

Type of alcohol in lifestyle magazine content with alcohol references.

Unlimited
(PM, men's magazine)
All Woman
(PM, women's magazine)
CML
(RJR, men's magazine)
P.S.
(Lorillard, unisex magazine)
Real Edge
(B&W, men's magazine)
Flair
(B&W, women's magazine)
Total
Number of issues 25 3 13 16 10 6 73
Magazine cover
 Beer 0 0 0 1 (12.5%) 0 0 1 (7.1%)
 Wine 0 0 0 1 (12.5%) 0 0 1 (7.1%)
 Mixed drink 0 0 4 (80.0%) 6 (75.0%) 0 1 (100%) 11 (78.6%)
 Type unknown 0 0 1 (20.0%) 0 0 0 1 (7.1%)
Article
 Beer 203 (65.7%) 3 (23.1%) 22 (32.4%) 30 (42.3%) 42 (52.5%) 10 (25.0%) 310 (53.4%)
 Wine 36 (11.7%) 6 (46.2%) 26 (38.2%) 23 (32.4%) 15 (18.8%) 18 (45.0%) 124 (21.3%)
 Mixed drink 74 (23.9%) 6 (46.2%) 40 (58.9%) 47 (66.2%) 17 (21.3%) 18 (45.0%) 202 (34.8%)
 Liquor/spirits 81 (26.2%) 1 (7.7%) 28 (41.2%) 30 (42.3%) 23 (28.8%) 10 (25.0%) 173 (29.8%)
 Type unknown 11 (3.6%) 0 0 2 (2.8%) 4 (5.0%) 0 17 (2.9%)
Tobacco ads
 Beer 2 (28.6%) 0 18 (24.0%) 3 (17.6%) 3 (20.0%) 2 (40.0%) 28 (23.5%)
 Wine 1 (14.3%) 0 18 (24.0%) 4 (23.5%) 4 (26.7%) 0 27 (22.7%)
 Mixed drink 3 (42.9%) 0 49 (65.3%) 10 (58.8%) 5 (33.3%) 2 (40.0%) 69 (58.0%)
 Liquor/spirits 3 (42.9%) 0 17 (22.7%) 3 (17.6%) 6 (40.0%) 1 (20.0%) 30 (25.2%)
 Type unknown 0 0 0 2 (11.8%) 1 (6.7%) 1 (20.0%) 4 (3.4%)
Non-tobacco ads
 Beer 13 (30.0%) 0 0 0 0 0 13 (22.8%)
 Wine 5 (11.4%) 0 0 0 2 (25.0%) 0 7 (12.3%)
 Mixed drink 3 (6.8%) 0 0 1 (100%) 2 (25.0%) 0 6 (10.5%)
 Liquor/spirits 24 (54.5%) 0 0 0 6 (75.0%) 4 (100%) 34 (59.6%)

Note. Multiple alcohol references in each article or tobacco ad or non-tobacco ad, not add up to 100%.