Harmonization summary
0 label-stable codes
- Label changes detected
- 1
- Multiple dataset contexts
- 0
- Unique codes
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- Enriched codes in this report
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Praxis Data Lab · Variable History
Variable history and harmonization report.
Review variable definitions, cycle chronology, survey design, laboratory methods, method-change boundaries, detection limits, and evidence-backed harmonization actions.
1matching variable codes
3 release records across 3 datasets and 3 cycles.
Search scope
Results for “ALQ121”
Scientific safeguard
Qualified assessment is authoritative; chronology remains supporting evidence.
Praxis separates source-stated method or instrument changes from automated differences in CDC/NCHS method text. The qualified harmonization assessment below is the researcher-facing conclusion; method chronology explains the underlying evidence and does not override that adjudication.
Variable-by-variable chronology
Qualified harmonization assessment and indexed evidence
Each variable first shows the current qualified assessment used by Study Builder, followed by cycle-specific source evidence and method chronology.
ALQ121Compatible with harmonization
During the past 12 months, about how often did {you/SP} drink any type of alcoholic beverage? PROBE: How many days per week, per month, or per year did {you/SP} drink?
- Observed years
- 2017–2023
- Release records
- 3
- Datasets
- 3
- Components
- Questionnaire
Qualified Praxis harmonization assessment
Compatible with harmonization · moderate confidence
No blocking method discontinuity is identified inside the selected cycle span, but one or more longitudinal changes require explicit harmonization conditions before pooling.
Evidence provenance: Praxis automated inference from indexed CDC/NCHS evidence
Relevant boundaries: 2017-2018 → 2017-2020 · 2017-2020 → 2021-2023
Praxis harmonization actions
- Confirm that the construct and coding are unchanged before pooling or recoding.
- Verify merge grain, companion variables, and component-specific analytic guidance for the new file context.
Supporting CDC/NCHS evidence
Variable names / labels over time
- During the past 12 months, about how often did {you/SP} drink any type of alcoholic beverage? PROBE: How many days per week, per month, or per year did {you/SP} drink? — 2017-2018 · 2017-2020
- During the past 12 months, about how often did you drink any type of alcoholic beverage? PROBE: In other words, how many days per week, per month, or per year did you drink? — 2021-2023
Cycle-by-cycle release history
- 2017-2018: ALQ_J — During the past 12 months, about how often did {you/SP} drink any type of alcoholic beverage? PROBE: How many days per week, per month, or per year did {you/SP} drink? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)
- 2017-2020: P_ALQ — During the past 12 months, about how often did {you/SP} drink any type of alcoholic beverage? PROBE: How many days per week, per month, or per year did {you/SP} drink? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)
- 2021-2023: ALQ_L — During the past 12 months, about how often did you drink any type of alcoholic beverage? PROBE: In other words, how many days per week, per month, or per year did you drink? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)