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

6 release records across 6 datasets and 6 cycles.

Search scope

Results for “ALQ151”

Harmonization summary

0 label-stable codes

Label changes detected
1
Multiple dataset contexts
0
Unique codes
1
Enriched codes in this report
0

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.

ALQ151Compatible with harmonization

Was there ever a time or times in {your/SP's} life when {you/he/she} drank {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks of any kind of alcoholic beverage almost every day?

Observed years
20112023
Release records
6
Datasets
6
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: 2011-2012 → 2013-2014 · 2013-2014 → 2015-2016 · 2015-2016 → 2017-2018 · 2017-2018 → 2017-2020 · 2017-2020 → 2021-2023

Praxis harmonization actions
  • Verify merge grain, companion variables, and component-specific analytic guidance for the new file context.
  • Confirm that the construct and coding are unchanged before pooling or recoding.
Supporting CDC/NCHS evidence
Variable names / labels over time
  • Was there ever a time or times in {your/SP's} life when {you/he/she} drank {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks of any kind of alcoholic beverage almost every day?2011-2012 · 2013-2014 · 2015-2016 · 2017-2018 · 2017-2020
  • Was there ever a time or times in your life when you drank {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks of any kind of alcoholic beverage almost every day?2021-2023
Cycle-by-cycle release history
  • 2011-2012: ALQ_G — Was there ever a time or times in {your/SP's} life when {you/he/she} drank {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks of any kind of alcoholic beverage almost every day? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)
  • 2013-2014: ALQ_H — Was there ever a time or times in {your/SP's} life when {you/he/she} drank {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks of any kind of alcoholic beverage almost every day? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)
  • 2015-2016: ALQ_I — Was there ever a time or times in {your/SP's} life when {you/he/she} drank {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks of any kind of alcoholic beverage almost every day? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)
  • 2017-2018: ALQ_J — Was there ever a time or times in {your/SP's} life when {you/he/she} drank {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks of any kind of alcoholic beverage almost every day? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)
  • 2017-2020: P_ALQ — Was there ever a time or times in {your/SP's} life when {you/he/she} drank {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks of any kind of alcoholic beverage almost every day? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)
  • 2021-2023: ALQ_L — Was there ever a time or times in your life when you drank {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks of any kind of alcoholic beverage almost every day? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)