Aim To review and discuss measurement issues in survey assessment of alcohol
consumption for epidemiological studies. Methods The following areas are considered …

Various methodological issues influence the measurement of alcohol consumption in
surveys. One factor is the reference period for which questions are asked—that is, whether …

Background There are two main ways to assess alcohol consumption in a population: per
capita estimates, usually derived from data on taxable alcohol available for consumption …

Aim To compare alternative survey methods for estimating (a) levels of at risk alcohol
consumption and (b) total volume of alcohol consumed per capita in comparison with …

Aims Average daily alcohol consumption is usually calculated based on self‐reports of the
quantity (number of drinks consumed per drinking‐day) and frequency (number of drinking …

This article is an overview of different approaches to measuring alcohol consumption: self-
reports and objective measures such as blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and aggregate …

Improving the measurement of consumption has remained one of the most elusive goals of
alcohol research. Despite decades of methodological re-search (as summarized in Alanko …

Objective: The objective of this study is to compare self-reports of alcohol consumption
obtained by graduated frequency (GF), quantity frequency (QF), and prospective weekly …

Abstract Background and Aims Questions about drinking 'yesterday'have been used to
correct under‐reporting of typical alcohol consumption in surveys. We use this method to …

Background: Empirically based estimates of the mean alcohol content of beer, wine and
spirits drinks from a national sample of US drinkers are not currently available. Methods: A …