Md. Emaj Uddin
SocioDemographic Status and Arrack Drinking Patterns among Muslim, Hindu, Santal and Oraon Communities in Rasulpur Union,Bangladesh A CrossCultural Perspective
832 - 839
2008
2
8
International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1851
https://publications.waset.org/vol/20
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Arrack is one of the forms of alcoholic beverage or
liquor which is produced from palm or date juice and commonly
consumed by the lower social class of all religiousethnic
communities in the northwestern villages of Bangladesh. The
purpose of the study was to compare arrack drinking patterns
associated with sociodemographic status among the Muslim, Hindu,
Santal, and Oraon communities in the Rasulpur union of Bangladesh.
A total of 391 respondents (Muslim n109, Hindu n103, Santal n89,
Oraon n90) selected by cluster random sampling were interviewed
by ADP (Arrack Drinking Pattern) questionnaire. The results of
Pearson ChiSquire test revealed that arrack drinking patterns were
significantly differed among the Muslim, Hindu, Santal, and Oraon
communities drinkers. In addition, the results of Spearmans
bivariate correlation coefficients also revealed that sociodemographic
characteristics of the communities drinkers were the
significantly positive and negative associations with the arrack
drinking patterns in the Rasulpur union, Bangladesh. The study
suggests that further crosscultural researches should be conducted
on the consequences of arrack drinking patterns on the communities
drinkers.
Open Science Index 20, 2008