Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample persons age 18 and over who had at least one alcoholic drink (beer, wine, or liquor) in the past year but did not drink in the past 2 weeks, and whose drinking during the past 2 weeks was not typical of the past 12 months, ALCLDNO2WK reports how many alcoholic drinks the respondent had per day, on average, during the period that the respondent drank prior to the past two-weeks. This variable can be used in conjunction with ALCLDMO, and ALCLDDAYS2WK which reports the month and day when respondent drank last prior to the past two weeks.
Please see the Universe tab for a complete description of the respondents.
ALCLDNO2WK was part of the 1990 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention supplement. For related variables, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.
Universe
- 1990: Sample persons age 18+ who ever drank 12 alcoholic drinks in entire life, ever drank 12 drinks in any 1 year, had at least one alcoholic drink in the past year, and did not drink in the past 2 weeks, whose drinking during the past 2 weeks was not typical of the past 12 months, and for whom the number of days they drank in the 2-week period prior to and including their last drink was reported or unknown.
Availability
- 1990
Weights
- 1990 : SAMPWEIGHT
