ALCLDNTYP2WK
How drinking in 2 weeks before last drink differs from last
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, did not drink in the past 2 weeks but whose drinking in the past 2 weeks was not typical of the past 12 months, ALCLDNTYP2WK reports whether the amount of alcohol the respondent drank in a two-week period was more or less than the previous 12 months.
Please see the Universe tab for a complete description of the respondents.
ALCLDNTYP2WK 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 their entire lives, ever drank 12 drinks in any 1 year, had at least one alcoholic drink in the past year, did not drink in the past 2 weeks, whose past 2-week drinking amount was not typical of the past 12 months, for whom the number of days they drank in the 2-week period prior to their last drink was reported or unknown, and whose amount of drinking in that 2-week period was not typical of previous 12 months.
Availability
- 1990
Weights
- 1990 : SAMPWEIGHT
