Midanik Lorraine T
Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, and School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7400, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2003 Jul;38(9):1285-303. doi: 10.1081/ja-120018485.
This study examined definitions of drunkenness in a general population using both quantitative and qualitative data. Using data from 1366 adult current drinkers from the 1995 National Alcohol Survey, frequency of drunkenness and number of drinks to feel drunk were compared. Qualitative data from 58 current drinkers were also examined to determine how they define drunkenness. Overall, there is a positive linear relationship between frequency of drunkenness and number of drinks to feel drunk. For women, the mean number of drinks to feel drunk is below five in all age and ethnicity categories. Several themes emerged from the qualitative data to describe drunkenness that were both negative and positive. These results suggest a possible reframing of how we measure at-risk drinking; a "one-size-fits-all" question of five or more drinks may not be the best way to assess risk for women.
本研究利用定量和定性数据，考察了普通人群中醉酒的定义。使用1995年全国酒精调查中1366名成年饮酒者的数据，比较了醉酒频率和达到醉酒感觉的饮酒量。还研究了58名当前饮酒者的定性数据，以确定他们如何定义醉酒。总体而言，醉酒频率与达到醉酒感觉的饮酒量之间存在正线性关系。对于女性来说，在所有年龄和种族类别中，达到醉酒感觉的平均饮酒量都低于五杯。定性数据中出现了几个描述醉酒的主题，既有负面的也有正面的。这些结果表明，我们衡量危险饮酒的方式可能需要重新调整；“一刀切”地问五杯或更多酒的问题，可能不是评估女性风险的最佳方法。
