Variable Description

Name
PA61
Label
A61 HOW OFTEN DRINK ALCOHOL-PQ
Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'PA61'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
. Missing missing 3,116
15.02%
1 Valid never 7,959
45.28%
38.37%
2 Valid once a month or less 5,665
32.23%
27.31%
3 Valid two or three days a month 1,658
9.43%
7.99%
4 Valid once or tw ice a week 1,608
9.15%
7.75%
5 Valid three to five days a week 403
2.29%
1.94%
6 Valid nearly every day 285
1.62%
1.37%
96 Missing refused 51
0.25%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
20745 17578 3167 1 6

Representation

Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False
Missing Values

Source Questions

PA61

Lineage

  • Parents (1995) - PA61
    A61 HOW OFTEN DRINK ALCOHOL-PQ
    • 61. How often do you drink alcohol?

Concordance

Add Health
Wave I
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PA61
never
45.28%
once a month or less
32.23%
two or three days a month
9.43%
once or tw ice a week
9.15%
three to five days a week
2.29%
nearly every day
1.62%
Add Health
Wave I
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PA61
never
38.37%
once a month or less
27.31%
two or three days a month
7.99%
once or tw ice a week
7.75%
three to five days a week
1.94%
nearly every day
1.37%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Parents (1995) PA61 17,578 3,167 1 6
Add Health
Wave I
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PA61
never 1
once a month or less 2
two or three days a month 3
once or tw ice a week 4
three to five days a week 5
nearly every day 6