FREQUENCY OF DRUNKENNESS IN THE U.S. POPULATION

Data from a 1979 household survey of the U.S. adult population indicate that self-reported frequency of drunkenness is a useful measure in explaining various kinds of drinking problems in a general population study. The survey included these two questions on drunkenness: "How often in the past year did you drink enough to feel drunk?" And (if so) "How many drinks do you think you would have to have before you would feel drunk?" The respondents used their own definitions of drunkenness.

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  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  Center of Alcohol Studies
  New Brunswick, NJ  United States  08903
• Authors:
  • Clark, W B
• Publication Date: 1982-11

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • ISSN: 0096-882X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Frequency (Electromagnetism); Intoxication; Surveys
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00377422
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-034 582
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1983 12:00AM