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 “ALQ170”

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.

ALQ170Compatible with harmonization

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, during the past 30 days, how many times did you have {5/4} or more drinks on an occasion?

Observed years
20172023
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
  • 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
  • Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, during the past 30 days, how many times did you have {5/4} or more drinks on an occasion?2017-2018 · 2017-2020
  • Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, during the past 30 days, how many times did you have {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks on an occasion?2021-2023
Cycle-by-cycle release history
  • 2017-2018: ALQ_J — Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, during the past 30 days, how many times did you have {5/4} or more drinks on an occasion? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)
  • 2017-2020: P_ALQ — Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, during the past 30 days, how many times did you have {5/4} or more drinks on an occasion? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)
  • 2021-2023: ALQ_L — Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, during the past 30 days, how many times did you have {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks on an occasion? — Alcohol Use (Questionnaire)