Description

ALCRISKMOC is part of a series of questions that assesses sample persons age 18 and over belief that "heavy alcohol drinking" increases the chances of various conditions. Persons were asked if heavy drinking definitely increases, probably increases, probably does not, or definitely does not increase a person's chances of getting mouth cancer.

Heavy drinking was respondent defined.

Other variables in this series include: ALCRISKARTH, ALCRISKBLADC, ALCRISKCLOT, ALCRISKCIRR, and ALCRISKTHROC.

ALCRISKMOC was part of a supplement on Health Prevention and Disease Promotion periodically included in the NHIS which helped measure national goals towards the Health People Initiative of the U.S. Surgeon General. Please use the IPUMS NHIS drop down menu and search functions for related variables.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 1985, 1990

Weights

• 1985, 1990 : SAMPWEIGHT