Påliteligheten av selvrapportert alkoholkonsum. Svalbardstudien 1988-89
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https://doi.org/10.5324/nje.v6i1.341Abstract
SAMMENDRAG
Svalbard er spesielt godt egnet til å vurdere påliteligheten av selvrapportert alkoholkonsum. På grunn av det
lave prisnivået for alkohol er ulovlig import eller hjemmeproduksjon av alkohol ukjent på Svalbard. Dessuten
er samfunnet lite og oversiktlig, slik at det er praktisk mulig å undersøke hele befolkningen. I den aktuelle
studien registrerte vi alt salg av alkohol til fastboende nordmenn på Svalbard i oktober og november 1988. I
samme tidsperiode ble alle nordmenn 18 år eller eldre invitert til å ta del i en helseundersøkelse der det inngikk
spørsmål om alkoholbruk. Vi fant at selvrapportert alkoholkonsum utgjorde rundt 40% av salgsvolumet.
På grunn av de spesielle forhold når det gjelder alkoholomsetning på Svalbard er det grunn til å anta at
estimatet i denne studien er mer pålitelig sammenlignet med tilsvarende studier fra andre områder.
Høyer G, Nilssen O, Brenn T, Schirmer H.
The reliability of self-reported alcohol consumption.
The Svalbard study 1988-89.
Nor J Epidemiol 1996; 6 (1): 109-113.
ENGLISH SUMMARY
The Norwegian island of Spitzbergen, Svalbard offers a unique setting for validation studies on self-reported
alcohol consumption. No counterfeit production or illegal import exists, thus making a complete registration
of all sources of alcohol possible. In this study we recorded sales from all agencies selling alcohol on
Svalbard over a two month period in 1988. During the same period all adults living permanently on Svalbard
were invited to take part in a health screening. As part of the screening a self-administered questionnaire on
alcohol consumption was introduced to the participants. We found that the self-reported volume accounted for
approximately 40 percent of the sales volume. Because of the unique situation applying to Svalbard, the
estimate made in this study is believed to be more reliable compared to other studies using sales volume to
validate self-reports.
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