ALDRINKTYPNO
(V485B)Codes and Frequencies
Description
ALDRINKTYPNO reports how many alcoholic drinks the woman had on a typical day when she drank alcohol recently.
The small number of women reporting an implausibly high number (e.g., 30) may have misunderstood the question as referring to the number of days alcohol was consumed, rather than typical consumption per day.
Comparability — Index
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, ALDRINKTYPNO is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
Prior to DHS Phase 8, ALDRINKTYPNO is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire in any phase. Beginning in DHS Phase 8, this variable is given a standard name V485A and is capped at 40 rather than 30 drinks.
Comparability — Liberia [top]
The 2013 Liberia survey asks, "When you drink alcohol, how many drinks did you usually have? We count one drink as one can or bottle of beer, one glass of wine, or one shot of liquor."
Comparability — Namibia [top]
The 2013 Namibia survey asks, "During the past two weeks, when you consumed alcohol, on average, how many bottles/glasses/tots of alcohol did you have per day?"
Comparability — Zimbabwe [top]
The 2015 Zimbabwe survey asks, "In the last 30 days, how many alcoholic drinks did you have on a typical day when you drank alcohol?"
Universe
- Burkina Faso 2021: Women age 15-49 who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Cambodia 2021: Women age 15-49 who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2021: Women age 15-49 who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Ghana 2022: Women age 15-49 who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Kenya 2022: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the male survey who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Lesotho 2023: Women age 15-49 who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Mozambique 2022: Women age 15-49 who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Namibia 2013: Women age 15-64 who drank alcohol in the past 2 weeks, and who knew how many days they drank alcohol in the past 2 weeks.
- Nepal 2022: Women age 15-49 who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Philippines 2022: Women age 15-49 who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Senegal 2023: Women age 15-49 who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Tanzania 2022: Women age 15-49 who drank alcohol in the past month.
- Zimbabwe 2015: All women age 15-49.
