Variable dy_binge: Number of days per year reported binge drinking [C][S]

Literal Question

The variable was created from multiple survey questions, specifically R9. and R10.

Descriptive Text

This variable was created from two survey questions. Men who reported drinking in the past 12 months were asked how many times they had 5 or more drinks in a single day, whereas women who reported drinking in the past 12 months were asked how many times they had 4 or more drinks in a single day. Quintiles were used as cut-offs. The universe for this variable includes all adult respondents age 18 and older who had an alcoholic drink in the past 12 months. This question was not asked in the mail survey.

Values	Categories	N	NW
0	No days binge drinking	1529	743,405.3	52.8%
1	One to two days per year	283	188,747.1	13.4%
2	Three to four days per year	145	93,715.2	6.7%
3	Five to ten days per year	219	138,321.8	9.8%
4	Eleven to 30 days per year	175	134,475.3	9.6%
5	More than 30 days per year	150	105,394.8	7.5%
9	DK/Ref	10	3,794.6	0.3%
-1	NIU - child, mail survey, non-drinker	3983	2,678,035.0

Summary Statistics

Valid cases	2511	1407854.026
Missing cases	3983	2678034.974
This variable is numeric

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