Despite this appropriate caution, various comparisons between NLAES and NESARC findings are often made and these potentially important methodological differences are not typically highlighted (e.g., Grant et al., 2004). Though it is possible to more directly compare NESARC estimates to NLAES estimates by including only those NESARC participants that report consuming 12 or more drinks during their lifetime, it is not possible to compare NLAES to NESARC estimates since, in NLAES, participants who consumed between 1–11 alcoholic beverages during their lifetime did not answer questions regarding AUDs (see Results and Discussion section below).
