A comparison of estimates of the prevalence of heavy drinkers in local regions of Queensland

Abstract

The NHS data appears to underestimate the population of heavy drinkers, whereas the Ledermann model overestimates it. In this situation, it seems preferable to use the more conservative self-report survey estimates.

Comparison of self‐assessment of solvent exposure with measurement and professional assessment for female petrochemical workers in China*

“…Underestimation has been observed as a problem in studies where self-assessment of exposures was used to obtain data on activities that are not socially acceptable such as smoking or alcohol abuse [Wagenknechet et al, 1992;Crook et al, 1998]. Our results indicated that underestimation of exposure was also a problem for selfreported solvent exposures.…”