Quantitative assessment of alcohol intake was performed in adult participants using the Food Frequency Questionnaire.
Drinking behavior was assessed using the Eating behavior questionnaire in follow-up questionnaire 2B. Furthermore, lifetime alcoholism was assessed using the DSM-5 criteria.
Lifelines also assessed drug use in adult participants.
The reasons for not drinking alcohol were assessed in a subcohort of participants in the context of an additional questionnaire, ACTQ.
| Label English | Label Dutch | Code | Variable | Assessment | Age |
| how often did you drink alcoholic drinks in the past month? this includes non-alcoholic beer* | hoe vaak heeft u de afgelopen maand alcoholische dranken gedronken? denkt u ook aan alcoholvrij bier* | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_27* | food27* | 1A 2A 3A ACTQ | 18+ |
| how many glasses (of alcoholic drinks) did you drink per day on average? | hoeveel glazen (alcoholische dranken) nam u gemiddeld op zo'n dag? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_27_a | food27a | 1A 2A 3A ACTQ | 18+ |
| non-alcoholic beer / which types of alcoholic drink did you drink? | alcoholvrij bier (malt bier) / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_28_d | food28d | 1A 2A 3A | 18+ |
| beer / which types of alcoholic drinks did you drink? | bier / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_28_e | food28e | 1A 2A 3A | 18+ |
| red wine / which types of alcoholic drinks did you drink? | rode wijn / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_32_a1 | food32a1 | 1A 2A 3A | 18+ |
| white wine / which types of alcoholic drinks did you drink? | witte wijn / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_32_a2 | food32a2 | 1A 2A 3A | 18+ |
| rosé wine / which types of alcoholic drinks did you drink? | rosé / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_32_a3 | food32a3 | 1A 2A 3A | 18+ |
| sherry, port, vermouth, madeira / which types of alcoholic drinks did you drink? | sherry, port, vermouth, madeira / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_33_a | food33a | 1A 2A 3A | 18+ |
| distilled beverages (such as genever, rum, vieux, whisky, jägermeister, cognac, brandy) / which types of alcoholic drinks did you drink? | gedestilleerde dranken (zoals jenever, rum, vieux, whiskey, jagermeister, cognac, brandewijn) / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_33_b | food33b | 1A 2A 3A | 18+ |
| other types of alcoholic drink / which types of alcoholic drinks did you drink? | overige soorten alcoholische dranken / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_35 | food35 | 1A 2A 3A | 18+ |
| how often did you drink alcoholic drinks in the past month? | hoe vaak hebt u de afgelopen maand alcoholische dranken gedronken? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_95 | food95 | 2B 3B | 18+ |
| how many glasses did you drink per day on average? | hoeveel glazen nam u gemiddeld op zo'n dag? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_95_a | food95a | 2B 3B | 18+ |
| beer (including light beer such as radler 2% or rosé beer) / what kinds of alcoholic drinks did you take? | bier (ook light bier zoals radler 2% of rosé bier telt mee) / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_95_b | food95b | 2B 3B | 18+ |
| red wine / what kinds of alcoholic drinks did you take? | rode wijn / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_95_c | food95c | 2B 3B | 18+ |
| white wine / what kinds of alcoholic drinks did you take? | witte wijn / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_95_d | food95d | 2B 3B | 18+ |
| rosé / what kinds of alcoholic drinks did you take? | rosé / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_95_e | food95e | 2B 3B | 18+ |
| sherry, port, vermouth, madeira / what kinds of alcoholic drinks did you take? | sherry, port, vermouth, madeira / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_95_f | food95f | 2B 3B | 18+ |
| liqueur (such as pisang ambon, passoa, boswandeling, dropshot, malibu, pushkin red, apfelkorn, licor43) / what kinds of alcoholic drinks did you take? | likeur (zoals pisang ambon, passoa, boswandeling, dropshot, malibu, pushkin red, apfelkorn, licor43) / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_95_g | food95g | 2B 3B | 18+ |
| strong spirits (such as whisky, vodka, tequila, jägermeister, bacardi, rum, ouzo, raki) / what kinds of alcoholic drinks did you take? | sterke dranken (zoals whisky, wodka, tequila, jägermeister, bacardi, rum, ouzo, raki) / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_95_h | food95h | 2B 3B | 18+ |
| other types of alcoholic drinks / what kinds of alcoholic drinks did you take? | overige soorten alcoholische dranken / welke soorten alcoholische dranken nam u dan? | ffqh_alcohol_adu_q_95_i | food95i | 2B 3B | 18+ |
| how often did you drink beer (both lager and heavy beer) in the past month? | Hoe vaak hebt u de afgelopen maand bier (zowel pils als zwaar bier) gedronken? | ffqh_beer_adu_q_27 | food27__index | 1A | 18+ |
| beer from a bottle/can / which types of alcoholic drink did you drink? | bier uit een flesje of blikje / Waarin zat het bier? | ffqh_beer_adu_q_28_a | food28a | 1A | 18+ |
| beer from a swing top cap bottle/pint / which types of alcoholic drink did you drink? | bier uit een beugelfles of halve liter / Waarin zat het bier? | ffqh_beer_adu_q_28_b | food28b | 1A | 18+ |
| beer from a glass / which types of alcoholic drink did you drink? | bier uit een glas / Waarin zat het bier? | ffqh_beer_adu_q_28_c | food28c | 1A | 18+ |
| how many glasses/bottles/cans [of beer] did you drink on average on such a day? | hoeveel glazen/flesje/blikjes [bier] dronk u gemiddeld op zo'n dag? | ffqh_beer_adu_q_29 | food29 | 1A | 18+ |
| how often did you drink wine, sherry, port wine or vermouth in the past month? | hoe vaak heeft u de afgelopen maand wijn, sherry, port of vermouth gedronken? | ffqh_wine_adu_q_30 | food30 | 1A | 18+ |
| on days that you drank wine, sherry, port wine or vermouth, how many glasses did you drink on average? | hoeveel glazen (wijn, sherry, port of vermouth) dronk u gemiddeld op zo'n dag? | ffqh_wine_adu_q_31 | food31 | 1A | 18+ |
| red wine or red port / which types of alcoholic drinks did you drink? | rode wijn, rode port / als u wijn, sherry, port of vermouth dronk, welke soorten dronk u dan? | ffqh_wine_adu_q_32_a | food32a | 1A | 18+ |
| other types of wine / which types of alcoholic drinks did you drink? | overige soorten / als u (wijn, sherry, port of vermouth dronk, welke soorten dronk u dan? | ffqh_wine_adu_q_32_b | food32b | 1A | 18+ |
| how often did you drink distilled beverages such as genever, whisky, rum, gin, cognac, vieux, and liqueur in the past month? (also think of liqueur in or with your coffee or in a mixed drink) | hoe vaak dronk u de afgelopen maand sterke drank als jenever, whisky, rum, gin, cognac, vieux, likeur? (denkt u ook aan likeur in of bij de koffie of in een mixdrank) | ffqh_distilled_adu_q_33 | food33 | 1A | 18+ |
| how many glasses [of distilled beverages] did you drink on average on such a day? | hoeveel glazen [sterke drank] dronk u gemiddeld op zo'n dag? | ffqh_distilled_adu_q_34 | food34 | 1A | 18+ |
| How many glasses of alcohol do you drink per week on average? | Hoeveel glazen alcohol drinkt u gemiddeld per week? | alcoholuse_amount_adu_q_1 | OVERGANG20 | MAWQ | 40-67 |
*This variable contains an inconsistency. Please check unfixable variables.
| Label English | Label Dutch | Code | Variable | Assessment | Age |
| do you sometimes drink alcoholic drinks? | drinkt u weleens alcoholische dranken? | alcoholuse_current_adu_q_1 | alc2 | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| what is/are the reason(s) that you do not drink any alcoholic drinks? | vanwege welke reden(en) drinkt u geen alcoholische dranken? | ||||
| health problems | gezondheidsklachten | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_a | alc3a | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| on doctor's advice | op doktersadvies | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_b | alc3b | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| medication use | medicijngebruik | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_c | alc3c | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| i think it is not good for my health | ik denk dat het niet goed is voor mijn gezondheid | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_d | alc3d | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| i do not like it | ik vind het niet lekker | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_e | alc3e | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| it gives me sleeping problems | ik slaap er slecht door | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_f | alc3f | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| it gives me anxiety problems | ik krijg er angstklachten van | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_g | alc3g | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| it makes me aggressive | ik word er agressief door | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_h | alc3h | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| it makes me gloomy | ik word er somber van | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_i | alc3i | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| i do not like my physical reactions to alcohol | ik vind mijn lichamelijke reacties op alcohol niet prettig | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_j | alc3j | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| negative experiences with alcohol with people in my environment | negatieve ervaringen met alcohol bij mensen in mijn omgeving | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_k | alc3k | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| negative experiences with alcohol with myself | negatieve ervaringen met alcohol bij mijzelf | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_l | alc3l | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| i am prone to addiction | ik ben verslavingsgevoelig | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_m | alc3m | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| other reason: | andere reden, nl. | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_n | alc3n | ACTQ | 60-80 |
| specification other reason | specificatie andere reden | alcoholuse_none_adu_q_1_n1 | alc3ntxt | ACTQ | 60-80 |