Håkan Källmén1,2, Anne H Berman2,3, Tobias H Elgán1,2, Peter Wennberg3,4. 1. Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems (STAD) , Stockholm , Sweden. 2. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council , Stockholm , Sweden. 3. Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University , Stockholm , Sweden. 4. Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.
Abstract
Aims: This study describes changes in alcohol habits in age and gender strata among the Swedish general population during the 21-year period following the Swedish EU membership in 1995. Methods: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was distributed as a postal questionnaire to randomly selected cross-sectional samples every fourth year, starting in 1997. Results: Six samples were included in this study. A comparison between 2014 and 2018 showed a tendency to decreasing average total AUDIT scores, particularly among men and in the youngest age group (Cohen's d = 0.28). Conclusion: The results should be understood in the context of declining response rates in this type of survey.
Aims: This study describes changes in alcohol habits in age and gender strata among the Swedish general population during the 21-year period following the Swedish EU membership in 1995. Methods: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was distributed as a postal questionnaire to randomly selected cross-sectional samples every fourth year, starting in 1997. Results: Six samples were included in this study. A comparison between 2014 and 2018 showed a tendency to decreasing average total AUDIT scores, particularly among men and in the youngest age group (Cohen's d = 0.28). Conclusion: The results should be understood in the context of declining response rates in this type of survey.
Authors: David Bergman; Hannes Hagström; Andrea Johansson Capusan; Karl Mårild; Fredrik Nyberg; Kristina Sundquist; Jonas F Ludvigsson Journal: Clin Epidemiol Date: 2020-12-31 Impact factor: 4.790