alcohol_use alcohol_use_level
Name
alcohol_use_disorder
Label
Alcohol Use Disorder Risk
Description

Based on gender-specific cutoffs for weekly alcohol use provided by the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, this variable provides a risk level for developing an alcohol use disorder (craving, loss of control, physical dependence, tolerance, etc.)

Domain
alcohol_risk
  • 0: Non-drinker
  • 1: Low risk drinker
  • 2: At-risk drinker
Type
choices
Alcohol Use Disorder Risk vs Visit Number
HCHS/SOL Baseline
Total 16,415
Non-drinker 2,736
Low risk drinker 5,994
At-risk drinker 744
Unknown 6,941
Alcohol Use Disorder Risk vs Gender
HCHS/SOL Baseline
Female Male Total
Total 8,358 5,797 14,155
Non-drinker 2,219 517 2,736
Low risk drinker 2,915 3,079 5,994
At-risk drinker 248 496 744
Unknown 2,976 1,705 4,681