@article{ref1,
title="Aggregate comparisons of self-reported versus nonself-reported drinking in a general population survey",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="1999",
author="Bongers, I. M. and van de Goor, Len A. M. and Garretsen, Henk F. L. and van Oers, H. A.",
volume="34",
number="3",
pages="421-441",
abstract="Insight is gained into the validity of self-reported drinking in the general population by comparing self-reports and nonself-reports on the aggregate level. Married and cohabiting respondents of a general population survey (N = 2,169) were asked about both their own and their spouses' drinking behavior. It was found that on the aggregate level, distribution of &quot;moderate&quot; drinking and usual frequency of drinking is similar between self- and nonself-reports. Self-reported &quot;heavy&quot; drinking, however, is lower than nonself-reported &quot;heavy&quot; drinking among women in general, older women, and women with a lower education. Among men in general and older men in particular, however, self-reported occasional &quot;heavy&quot; drinking was found to be higher. The similar distribution of &quot;moderate&quot; drinking and usual frequency of drinking between self- versus nonself-reports gives reassurance about the validity of self-reported drinking behavior. The discordance in self-reported versus nonself-reported &quot;heavy&quot; drinking, however, raises questions about the validity. Interpretation of the discordance is not conclusive: more research (experimental and qualitative) has to be done to disentangle this issue.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}