A. Doring et al., TRENDS IN ALCOHOL INTAKE IN A SOUTHERN GERMAN POPULATION FROM 1984-1985 TO 1989-1990 - RESULTS OF THE MONICA PROJECT AUGSBURG, Journal of studies on alcohol, 54(6), 1993, pp. 745-749
This study was undertaken to measure trends in alcohol intake from 198
4-85 to 1989-90 in a southern German population. In the surveys of the
MONICA Augsburg Project conducted in 1984-85 (Survey 1) and 1989-90 (
Survey 2) data on alcohol intake (in grams/day) were gathered from two
independent representative samples (Survey 1: 4,016; Survey 2: 3,960)
of men and women, aged 25 to 64 years. A validated recall method was
applied. Self-reported mean alcohol intake was high in Survey 1 (36 g/
day in men; 11 g/day in women), but decreased from Survey 1 to Survey
2 in both men and women (32 g/day in men; 9 g/day in women). The decre
ase is reflected also in the median and 95th percentile values of alco
hol intake and in an increase of the proportion of self-reported nondr
inkers from Survey 1 to Survey 2. Alcohol intake in the MONICA Augsbur
g population is rather high in comparison to other countries, but a tr
end to lower intakes was observed from 1984-85 to 1989-90.