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HC-224 Update Note:
MEPS HC-224: 2020 Full Year Consolidated Data File
Update #3: 2/09/2024
During the construction of the variable ADCMPY42 (SAQ: DATE COMPLETED-YEAR), the 3,092 PSAQ
cases collected in the year 2021 were incorrectly assigned the value of -15 (Cannot be Computed)
instead.
Update #2: 11/17/2023
- The survey questions corresponding to the variables ADKALC42 and ADOFTALC42
changed from 2018 to 2020. In the 2018 Full-Year Consolidated file, the variable ADKALC42
was based on the survey question: "In the last 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health care professional
asked you how much and how often you drink alcohol?" In the 2020 Full-Year Consolidated file, a different variable,
ADOFTALC42, reflects this same question, while ADKALC42 is based
on a new question: "How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?" Users should be mindful of this change when
utilizing the variable ADKALC42 in their analyses for 2018, 2020, and beyond. See Table 1 below for
details.
- The response categories for variables ADRNK542 and ADRNK442 in the 2020
Full-Year Consolidated file have changed from those used in 2018. See Table 2 below for details.
Table 1.
| SAQ question text |
2018 |
2020 |
How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
- Never
- Less Than Monthly
- Monthly
- Weekly
- 2-3 Times a Week
- 4-6 Times a Week
- Daily
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(none) |
ADKALC42 |
In the last 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health care professional asked you how much and how often you drink alcohol?
- Yes
- No
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ADKALC42 |
ADOFTALC42 |
Table 2.
| SAQ question text – FEMALE Only |
2018 |
2020 |
In the last 12 months, have you had 4 or more drinks in one day?
- Yes
- No
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ADRNK442 |
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- Never
- Less Than Monthly
- Monthly
- Weekly
- 2-3 Times a Week
- 4-6 Times a Week
- Daily
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ADRNK442 |
| SAQ question text – MALE Only |
2018 |
2020 |
In the last 12 months, have you had 5 or more drinks in one day?
- Yes
- No
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ADRNK542 |
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- Never
- Less Than Monthly
- Monthly
- Weekly
- 2-3 Times a Week
- 4-6 Times a Week
- Daily
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ADRNK542 |
Update #1: 12/09/2022
In the 2020 questionnaires on the MEPS website, the specifications for Panel 24 round 5 are incorrect.
Panel 24 round 5 spans 2020 and 2021. That is, the questionnaires say round 5 ended 12/31, but instead
it generally ended in 2021.
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