Table 2.

Survey information, total sample sizes and proportion of drinkers aged 20-65

	Sampling	Survey mode	Survey year	RSOD cut-off, g	Men %	Women %	Men n	Women n
Argentina	regional	face-to-face	2003	60+	92.8	77.6	372	575
Australia	regional	telephone	2007	60+	88.4	78.0	401a	596a
Belize	national	face-to-face	2005	50+	51.2	19.4	1,604	1,790
Costa Rica	national	face-to-face	2003	60+	67.3	42.4	357	718
Czech Republic	national	face-to-face	2002	90+	90.4	79.9	1,172	1,201
Denmark	national	telephone survey	2003	72+	96.9	92.0	698	878
Finland	national	face-to-face (AUDIT: self-administration)	2000	60+	92.2	90.2	839	839
Hungary	national	face-to-face (self-administered questionnaire for alcohol questions)	2001	60+	90.6	74.9	1,074	1,177
Iceland	national	half postal and half telephone survey	2001	65+	87.0	84.7	981	1,102
Isle of Man	national	57.5% face-to-face and 42.5% telephone)	2005	40+	92.9	86.3	360	432
Japan	national	postal	2001	72+	91.1	77.0	1,031	1,048
Nicaragua	regional	face-to-face	2005	60+	43.3	10.5	546	1,291
Nigeria	regional	face-to-face	2003	60+	42.1	22.3	1,060	905
Peru	regional	face-to-face	2005	60+	81.5	59.9	481	945
Sri Lanka	regional	face-to-face	2002	60+	53.6	6.4	513	533
Sweden	national	telephone	2002	72+	88.4	79.1	711a	709a
Uganda	regional	face-to-face	2003	60+	51.2	39.5	682	706
Uruguay	national	face-to-face	2004	80+	81.1	60.3	349	592

AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test.

^aThis number represents only the subsample that answered the questions about drinking indicators and questions regarding alcohol-related consequences.