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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Mar 30;55(13):10.1016/j.jacc.2009.10.056. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.10.056

Table 1.

Alcohol-related variables assessed in nine administrations of the NHIS.

Year N CVD Deaths How Assessed Time Frame Participants Former Drinking Binge Drinking Adult Response Rate
1987 21396 1865 FFQ Past year All No No 86%
1988 42144 3478 QF Past year All Yes Yes 87%
1990 29527 2352 QF Past 2 weeks1 All Yes No 83%
1991 19956 85 QF Past year Age 18–44 years Yes2 Yes 75%
1992 11076 631 FFQ Past year All No No 86%
19973 33477 888 QF Past year All Yes Yes 80%
1998 29761 639 QF Past year All Yes Yes 74%
1999 28206 427 QF Past year All Yes Yes 70%
2000 29664 305 QF Past year All Yes Yes 72%
1

Only individuals who reported that their use in the past 2 weeks was typical of their use in the past year were included in these analyses.

2

Former and lifetime infrequent drinking were combined in 1991.

3

The NHIS administered a similar questionnaire from 1997 through 2000.