The Ecology of Alcohol in the Local Community

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Abstract
The usefulness of ecological techniques and a morphological approach to the sociological analysis of alcohol as a community institution is demonstrated. All licensed sources of alcohol in Providence, R. I. are typed and mapped. Places for consumption on the premises outnumber package stores. Bars where no cooked food is served comprise a 3d of all outlets and have a concentration in the central business district. A radial pattern of distribution along major traffic arteries together with a close approximation of the spatial pattern of licensed sources of alcohol to the distribution patterns of the city''s population, schools, and churches as measured by Indexes of Dissimilarity shows the ubiquity of the felt need for alcohol in the community. An inverse relationship is found between socioeconomic status of an area in the city and ratio of alcohol outlets to population.

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