Rehm J, Spuhler T
Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems, Research Department.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 1993 Oct;47 Suppl 2:S25-30.
It is planned to include in the Swiss Health Survey (SHS) the questions on the consumption of alcohol that have been part of the Trend Surveys of the Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems (SIPA). Since both surveys use different questioning methods (SHS: telephone interview/self-administered questionnaire; SIPA Trend Surveys: personal interviews) a comparative study was carried out to test possible effects of the methods used on responses about alcohol consumption. A split-sample design was used, whereby 1097 persons were asked about their alcohol intake by personal interview, and 1154 persons completed a self-administered questionnaire with the same questions. Considerable differences were found: on an average, consumption reported by personal interview was 38.5% higher among males (including abstainers: 35.9%) and 18.0% higher among females (including abstainers: 17.4%) than that reported by self-administered questionnaire. Consumption figures as assessed by personal interview correspond better to the per capita consumption figures as estimated by sales. Preliminary conclusions concerning the design of future surveys of alcohol consumption in Switzerland are presented.
计划将瑞士预防酒精和药物问题研究所（SIPA）趋势调查中有关酒精消费的问题纳入瑞士健康调查（SHS）。由于这两项调查采用了不同的提问方式（SHS：电话访谈/自填式问卷；SIPA趋势调查：个人访谈），因此开展了一项比较研究，以测试所使用的方法对酒精消费回答可能产生的影响。采用了分样本设计，即通过个人访谈询问了1097人关于他们的酒精摄入量，1154人用相同问题完成了一份自填式问卷。结果发现了相当大的差异：平均而言，个人访谈报告的男性饮酒量（包括戒酒者：35.9%）比自填式问卷报告的高38.5%，女性饮酒量（包括戒酒者：17.4%）比自填式问卷报告的高18.0%。通过个人访谈评估的消费数据与根据销售情况估计的人均消费数据更相符。文中给出了关于瑞士未来酒精消费调查设计的初步结论。
