Current Alcohol Users Who Drank in the Last 30 Days


Q8. Alcohol PREAMBLE: Now I would like to ask you some questions about alcohol use.

During the past 30 days, did you drink any alcohol?
YES
1

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NO
3

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REFUSED
#

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Definitions

  • Current use is defined as in the last 30 days prior to the survey.
  • Alcohol includes beer, wine, spirits, and local examples [requires country adaptation].
  • Total number of respondents surveyed excludes “Refused” answer responses.


Indicator A1—Percentage who currently drink alcohol (drank alcohol in the last 30 days)

  • Numerator: Number of respondents who answered “Yes” to drinking any alcohol in the last 30 days.
  • Denominator: Total number of respondents surveyed.

Current Alcohol Users Who Drank More Than Six Drinks on a Single Occasion in the Last 30 Days


Q9. One standard drink is equivalent to [requires country adaptation]. Considering all types of alcoholic beverages,

How many times during the past 30 days did you have six or more standard drinks on a single occasion?
TIMES
0–75

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REFUSED
#

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Definitions

  •  One drink is equivalent to [requires country adaptation].
  •  Alcohol includes beer, wine, spirits, and local examples [requires country adaptation].
  • Total number of respondents surveyed excludes “Refused” answer responses.


Indicator A2—Percentage who engage in heavy episodic drinking (six or more drinks on any occasion in the past 30 days)

  • Numerator: Respondents reporting one or more times in the past 30 days.
  • Denominator: Total number of respondents surveyed.