# Transitions and Alcohol Use in the Later Lifespan:  Environmental and Individual-level Influences

> **NIH NIH P60** · PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RES AND EVALUATION · 2024 · $296,287

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
 Significant trends in demographic and lifestyle characteristics of older adults give reason to look more
closely at alcohol consumption and subsequent harms among this group. The proportion of older adults is
growing rapidly, their life expectancy is greater than previous cohorts, and they are more likely to use alcohol
and other drugs than their predecessors. This study will identify key individual and environmental influences in
the course of aging through three annual surveys of adults aged 60 to 85 years of age in the state of California.
The guiding conceptual model gives attention to factors of alcohol availability (e.g., income, routine activities,
living situation) as well as individual characteristics, most notably physical and mental health. The study of
alcohol consumption among this cohort in the general population is rare.
 The study aims include describing patterns and volume of alcohol consumption, how specific drinking
contexts and situations influence drinking, and how changes in life experiences may result in subsequent
changes in alcohol use, whether increasing, decreasing or maintaining levels of consumption. Findings from
this study are expected to inform older adults, physicians, and managers of venues that cater to older adults
(e.g., retirement communities, recreational activities for seniors).

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10758250
- **Project number:** 5P60AA006282-42
- **Recipient organization:** PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RES AND EVALUATION
- **Principal Investigator:** Robert F. Saltz
- **Activity code:** P60 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $296,287
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1983-09-29 → 2027-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10758250

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10758250, Transitions and Alcohol Use in the Later Lifespan:  Environmental and Individual-level Influences (5P60AA006282-42). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10758250. Licensed CC0.

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