WLS Codebooks
Note: Codebooks contain frequency data from the private data release. For some variables, these differ from the frequencies in the public release. Variables that differ between the public and private versions include "(not available on public release)" as part of the variable description, or a note indicating the difference between the public and private versions.
Phone: Alcohol
UALC - Alcohol Module Sibling-Spouse Phone Instrument OVERVIEW This module contains data about the WLS sibling's spouse experiences with alcohol. The 80% sub-sample of respondents were given this module. Respondents are only asked a subset of the questions that the WLS siblings are asked (see COR 849). Respondents in this sub-sample were asked about their typical alcohol consumption and whether or not they had lived with a problem drinker. To facilitate comparison, the variable names are equivalent to the WLS siblings except they begin with a 'b' rather than a 'c'. BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS bua01re Random sub-sample selection flag (ALCFLAG) bu025re - bu029re Typical alcohol consumption bu037re - bu038re Living with problem drinkers For more information on the Alcohol Module see Appendix M.
bua01re: 80% random sample for Depression and Alcohol sections
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: ALCFLAG
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
0 | R is NOT in subsample, did NOT answer alcohol section | 214 | 233 | 447 |
1 | R IS in subsample, DID answer alcohol section | 732 | 946 | 1678 |
Religion, recall, alcohol and depression are asked of the same sample.
This variable is identical to bu001re in the Depression module.
bu025re: Have you ever drunk alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, liquor, or mixed alcoholic drinks?
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_u10
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 4 | 1 | 5 |
-2 | 214 | 233 | 447 | |
1 | YES | 709 | 898 | 1607 |
2 | NO | 19 | 47 | 66 |
bu026re: During the last month, on how many days did you drink alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, liquor, or mixed alcoholic drinks?
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_u20
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 7 | 2 | 9 |
-2 | 233 | 280 | 513 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 2 | 3 |
0 | NEVER/NONE | 157 | 236 | 393 |
1 - 2 | 105 | 205 | 310 | |
3 - 5 | 115 | 174 | 289 | |
6 - 15 | 122 | 146 | 268 | |
16 - 30 | 166 | 117 | 283 | |
31 | 40 | 17 | 57 |
bu027re: About how many drinks did you have on average on days that you drank alcoholic beverages?
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_u30
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 0 | 2 | 2 |
-2 | 398 | 520 | 918 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1 | 234 | 395 | 629 | |
2 | 204 | 198 | 402 | |
3 | 61 | 47 | 108 | |
4 | 26 | 16 | 42 | |
5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
6 | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
bu029re: In the past month, how many times did you have 5 or more drinks on the same occasion?
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_u50
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 7 | 2 | 9 |
-2 | 440 | 631 | 1071 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 4 | 2 | 6 |
0 | NEVER/NONE | 375 | 486 | 861 |
1 | 39 | 27 | 66 | |
2 | 26 | 12 | 38 | |
3 | 14 | 6 | 20 | |
4 | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
31 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
bu037re: When you were growing up, that is during your first 18 years, did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic?
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_u60
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 6 | 3 | 9 |
-2 | 214 | 233 | 447 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | YES | 124 | 193 | 317 |
2 | NO | 601 | 750 | 1351 |
bu038re: When you were growing up, that is during your first 18 years, did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic?
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_u70
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 6 | 2 | 8 |
-2 | 214 | 233 | 447 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | YES | 46 | 182 | 228 |
2 | NO | 680 | 761 | 1441 |
bu028re: How many drinks did you have in last month?
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: bu026re and bu027re
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-2 | 400 | 522 | 922 | |
1 - 2 | 74 | 171 | 245 | |
3 - 6 | 98 | 164 | 262 | |
7 - 18 | 102 | 148 | 250 | |
20 - 40 | 153 | 118 | 271 | |
42 - 372 | 119 | 56 | 175 |