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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Measuring alcohol consumption - Should the 'graduated frequency' approach become the norm in survey research?
Addiction, Volume 101, No. 1, Year 2006
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Aims: To analyse whether recommendations for the graduated frequency (GF) approach to measure alcohol consumption are justified in a multi-cultural comparative study. Design: Representative surveys, conducted between 1995 and 2003, of 10 countries participating in the GENACIS project (Gender, Alcohol and Culture: an International Study). Measurements: Usual quantity, usual frequency and mean consumption per day measured with three instruments: GF, generic quantity-frequency (QF) and beverage-specific quantity-frequency (QFBS). Findings: The GF did not consistently yield higher volumes and quantities across all countries compared with the generic QF, while the QFBS resulted in higher quantities and higher volumes compared with the GF (in all but one country) and the QF. Frequencies were mostly higher on the GF compared with the QF and QFBS but there was also evidence of over-reporting of frequencies with the GF. Results for the GF suggested that it was implemented improperly in at least three of the 10 countries. Conclusion: The GF does not appear to be appropriate for cross-cultural research. It results in over-reporting of frequencies and appears to be too complex to be administered correctly in many countries. The best measure for these purposes appeared to be the QFBS particularly because it captures more effectively the variability of different alcoholic beverages with different ethanol contents and consumption with different vessel sizes. © 2006 Society for the Study of Addiction.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gmel, Gerhard E.
Switzerland, Lausanne
Schweizerische Fachstelle Für Alkohol- Und Andere Drogenprobleme
Switzerland, Lausanne
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Graham, Kathryn M.
Canada, Toronto
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Kuendig, Hervé
Switzerland, Lausanne
Schweizerische Fachstelle Für Alkohol- Und Andere Drogenprobleme
Kuntsche, Sandra
Switzerland, Lausanne
Schweizerische Fachstelle Für Alkohol- Und Andere Drogenprobleme
Munné, Myriam I.
Unknown Affiliation
Kerr-Correa, Florence
Unknown Affiliation
Mäkelä, Pia
Unknown Affiliation
Medina-Mora, M. E.
Unknown Affiliation
Romero-Mendoza, Martha Patricia
Unknown Affiliation
Ibanga, Akanidomo J.
Unknown Affiliation
Hettige, Siri T.
Unknown Affiliation
Tumwesigye, Nazarius Mbona
Unknown Affiliation
Greenfield, Thomas Kennedy
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 62
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01224.x
ISSN:
13600443
Research Areas
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative