台北縣烏來鄉泰雅族酒癮情形及其相關因素研究

Correlation between factors of alcoholism and changes of atayal tribe in Wulai, Taipei County

本研究旨在探討台北縣烏來鄉泰雅族酒癮情形及其相關因素，以烏來鄉20～70歲泰雅族為研究對象，以分層隨機抽樣300人為樣本，採用胡海國醫師等研發的酒癮篩檢表為調查工具，經問卷調查後得有效問卷265份，有效回收率為88.34%。研究結果顯示研究對象酒癮盛行率為30.6%，且其酒癮會因性別、村別及教育程度之不同水準而有顯著差異。另外，社會人口學變項能有效預測酒癮，並以性別與教育程度為主要預測變項，其中男生及教育程度為國中小學以下者較傾向有酒癮。本研究結果有助於了解烏來鄉泰雅族的飲酒問題，做為將來推動衛生教育介入的參考。

The purpose of this research was to examine the correlation between factors related to alcoholism at the Atayal tribes in the Wulai County of Taipei. The tools used in this study for screening alcohol addiction, was developed by Hu Hei-Kuo. And, a random sample of 300 adults aged 20~70 from the Atayal tribes in Wulai were screened. Total of 300 people were selected for family visit and framed questionnaire. And, 265 copies (88.34% recovering rate) were collected back. The research result showed the rate of alcohol addiction was 30.6%. We found that addiction is in related to gender, village status, and education level. In addition, social demographic variables might be used to forecast alcohol addiction behavior. The main predictors were gender and education level. Male gender with education level of junior high school or under has the high likelihood of alcohol addiction. The result from this study can help us to understand the cause of alcohol addiction and to design educational program for interference.