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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

  1. 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.
  2. 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?
  1. Never
  2. Less Than Monthly
  3. Monthly
  4. Weekly
  5. 2-3 Times a Week
  6. 4-6 Times a Week
  7. Daily
(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?
  1. Yes
  2. No
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?
  1. Yes
  2. No
ADRNK442
  1. Never
  2. Less Than Monthly
  3. Monthly
  4. Weekly
  5. 2-3 Times a Week
  6. 4-6 Times a Week
  7. Daily
ADRNK442
SAQ question text – MALE Only 2018 2020
In the last 12 months, have you had 5 or more drinks in one day?
  1. Yes
  2. No
ADRNK542
  1. Never
  2. Less Than Monthly
  3. Monthly
  4. Weekly
  5. 2-3 Times a Week
  6. 4-6 Times a Week
  7. Daily
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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