title: A community survey of alcohol consumption.
abstract: A survey by 150 trained medical students was carried out in 1986 on a random sample of adults from the electoral register of Cardiff. The survey explored attitudes, knowledge and behaviour over a wide range of health related topics. 4266 self-completed questionnaires were returned for analysis and this paper reports the answers to the question 'how much did you drink last week'. The total units of alcohol were calculated and the drinking characteristics of the respondents are presented by age, sex, marital status, social class, accommodation and occupation. The contribution that such community surveys play in the development of local alcohol policy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Farrow
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Charny
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006306:Health Surveys; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D014852:Wales