From: Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events
Overall sample | Frequent visitors to football arenas | Non-frequent visitors to football arenas | p c | |
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Statementd | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
Alcoholics beverages should be sold at football arenas | 26.1 (827) | 46.1 (183) | 23.2 (644) | <0.001 |
Medium strength beer should be sold at football arenas | 42.9 (1357) | 62.8 (247) | 40.1 (1110) | <0.001 |
Full strength beer/wine should be sold at football arenas | 23.3 (746) | 40.6 (161) | 20.9 (585) | <0.001 |
Hard liquor should be sold at football arenas | 8.7 (281) | 13.6 (54) | 8.0 (227) | <0.001 |
Obviously intoxicated persons should be denied entrance to football arenas | 93.1 (3047) | 92.3 (373) | 93.2 (2674) | NS |
Obviously intoxicated spectators should be denied alcohol service at football arenas | 94.7 (3093) | 95.3 (385) | 94.6 (2708) | NS |
Obviously intoxicated spectators should be evicted from the arena | 91.8 (2980) | 89.6 (354) | 92.1 (2626) | NS |
There should be sections at football arenas where alcohol cannot be purchased | 65.1 (1912) | 50.0 (189) | 67.4 (1723) | <0.001 |
The number of bars and booths selling alcohol at football arenas should be reduced | 64.2 (1933) | 44.8 (174) | 67.1 (1759) | <0.001 |
More people would attend football matches if the number of obviously intoxicated spectators was reduced | 71.0 (1994) | 47.2 (175) | 74.6 (1819) | <0.001 |
The atmosphere at the arena grandstand would improve if the number of obviously intoxicated spectators was reduced | 77.5 (2276) | 49.9 (194) | 81.7 (2082) | <0.001 |