Lifecourse Socioeconomic Position and Alcohol Use in Young Adulthood: Results from the French TEMPO Cohort Study

The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between lifetime socioeconomic position and alcohol use in young adults.

The participants (n = 1103, age 22–35 years in 2009) were the French TEMPO cohort, offspring of employees (all French nationals) of the French national gas and electricity company (GAZEL) who were in a previous cohort study. Alcohol use was assessed by the WHO AUDIT