By Anonymous - November 9, 2018
Alcohol
The following is a subset of the alcohol variables found on page E7
of the baseline questionnaire.
| ALCOHOL | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ALCOHOLY | duration of use |
| ALCSTART | Age started drinking | | |
| ALCSTOP | Age stopped drinking | | |
| ALCNOW | I still drink alcoholic beverages | | |
| 1 | Have never used alcoholic beverages |
| 2 | Have (even occasionally) used alcoholic beverages |
| 1 | Less than 1 year |
| 2 | 1 - 5 yrs |
| 3 | 6 - 9 yrs |
| 4 | 10 - 19 yrs |
| 5 | 20+ yrs |
Derived Alcohol Variables
| ALCSTAT | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ALCSTAT2 | |
| ALCSTAT3 | |
| ALCOHOL0 | |
| ALCNEW | |
| ALCOHOL_STATUS | |
| 0 | Non Drinker |
| 1 | Rare Drinker |
| 2 | Monthly Drinker |
| 3 | Weekly Drinker |
| 4 | Daily Drinker |
| 0 | Never Drinker |
| 1 | Former 1 yr |
| 2 | Former 1 - 5 yrs |
| 3 | Former 6 - 9 yrs |
| 4 | Former 10 - 19 yrs |
| 5 | Former 20+ years |
| 6 | Rare Drinker |
| 7 | Monthly Drinker |
| 8 | Weekly Drinker |
| 9 | Daily Drinker |
| 0 | Never Drinker |
| 1 | Former Drinker |
| 2 | Current Drinker |
| 0 | Never |
| 1 | Ever |
| 0 | Have not used alcohol within two years |
| 1 | Have used alcohol within two years |
| 0 | Never |
| 1 | Ever |
| 2 | Now |