Population‐based estimates of substance use patterns have been regularly reported now for
several decades. Concerns with the quality of the survey methodologies employed to …

This article is an overview of different approaches to measuring alcohol consumption: self-
reports and objective measures such as blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and aggregate …

Background In public health monitoring of young people it is critical to understand the effects
of selective non-response, in particular when a controversial topic is involved like substance …

Fifty-nine methodological studies were designed to estimate the magnitude of nonresponse
bias in statistics of interest. These studies use a variety of designs: sampling frames with rich …

Objective: Population surveys typically produce underestimates of alcohol consumption of
approximately 40%–50%. Researchers often undertake a uniform adjustment of survey data …

This book describes the background, discussions, proceedings, and prospects of three
consultations held by the Statistics Netherlands office under the aegis of the World Health …

Social structures and socioeconomic patterns are the major determinants of population
health. However, very few previous studies have simultaneously analysed the “social” and …

Aim To identify independent relationships between socio‐economic status and drinking
patterns and related consequences and to identify socio‐economic groups at risk for heavier …

In general, a lower socioeconomic status (SES) is related to a lower health status, more
health problems, and a shorter life expectancy. Although causal relations between SES and …

This article compares five indices of alcohol consumption in a general population survey
conducted in 1985 in the Netherlands. Self-reports of consumption were obtained with a …