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alcohol_use_level
under
Lifestyle and Behavioral Health
in
HCHS variables
Using the weekly alcohol use cutoffs from alcohol_use_disorder, this variable combines never users and former users into a group called 'no current use'. Definitions of 'low level use' and 'high level use' correspond to those of 'low risk drinker' and 'at-risk drinker' from alcohol_use_disorder.
alcohol_use_disorder
under
Lifestyle and Behavioral Health
in
HCHS variables
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.)