Setting a Cap on the Maximum Average Number of Drinks Per Day in Australian Survey Research

S. Callinan
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Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the cap level on total consumption and a range of variables including negative consequences. Design, Setting, and Participants: Cross sectional survey in Australia with 2,020 Australians aged 16 and over.Measures: Participants completed a detailed survey on their alcohol consumption with no methodological limit on consumption.Findings: Setting a cap on high levels of consumption can significantly decrease the mean level of consumption. While the relationship between consumption and related variables do not change significantly, the relationship with negative consequences strengthens as the cap lowers, and the relationship with purchases decreases for uncapped data and data with low caps, providing some guidance on where a cap would be best placed.Conclusions: Consideration of where to set a maximum daily consumption level in survey research should be not only based on what could be feasibly consumed, but also on the point at which a very high reported consumption level is more likely to have been reported in error than as a reflection of reality. Checking the relationship between consumption and related variables, with different caps applied before selecting a capping level, is recommended.
在澳大利亚调查研究中设定了每天平均饮酒的最大数量上限
目的:本研究的目的是评估上限水平对总消费的影响,以及包括负面后果在内的一系列变量。设计、设置和参与者:在澳大利亚对2020名16岁及以上的澳大利亚人进行横断面调查。措施:参与者完成了一项详细的酒精消费调查,没有方法限制消费。研究发现:对高水平的消费设定上限可以显著降低平均消费水平。虽然消费和相关变量之间的关系没有显著变化,但随着上限的降低,与负面后果的关系会加强,对于无上限数据和低上限数据,与购买的关系会减少,这为上限的最佳位置提供了一些指导。结论:在调查研究中,考虑在哪里设置最大的每日消费水平,不仅应该基于什么是可行的消费,而且还应该基于一个非常高的报告消费水平更有可能是错误的,而不是现实的反映。建议在选择封顶水平之前,检查消耗量与相关变量之间的关系,并使用不同的封顶。
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