The influence of family related issues on alcoholism among construction labourers

To study the influence of family related issues on alcoholism among construction labourers in Tiruchirappalli city, Tamil Nadu.

This study is an exploratory study. 100 construction labourers were selected through Proportionate Random Sampling Method. Interview Schedule was the tool used to collect the primary data. Percentage, Chi Square and One Way Anova were used to analyse the data with the help of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).

Based on the response, 52 per cent of the respondents drink alcohol at least two times a day in weekends. 58 per cent of the respondents purchase in black market during the alcohol dry days. 48 percent of the respondents drink alcohol 180ml (i.e., quarter) with 41.1 per cent of above the average level of drink in a sitting in weekday. 56 percent of the respondents were in high level impact on family related issues on alcoholism.

People drink. Some people drink too much, in a bing pattern that is both learned and negative coping tool. Most alcohol-related personal, social and family problems are the result of this periodic heavy consumption rather than addiction. In India the socioeconomic spectrum, alcohol consumption may be the only leisure activity for many.