Samples of current drinkers (i.e., consumed alcohol in the past 12 months) from 27 surveys conducted in 26 countries as part of the GENACIS (Gender, Alcohol, and Culture: An International Study) collaboration are included in the present analyses. (Additional details about the surveys and samples were reported in a previous publication (21).) Because surveys differed in the age range sampled, the current analyses are restricted to respondents in the 18 to 65 age range for greater comparability across countries (respondents were aged 18–65 in all countries except Czech Republic, Peru – 18–64; Hungary – 19–65; Japan – 20–65; USA1 – 21–65). Details regarding the survey year, mode of data collection, and the number and percent of men and women in the sample age range who reported alcohol consumption in the previous 12 months are provided in Table S1 in the supplementary material to this paper. Countries are grouped by regions defined for the 2005 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study http://www.globalburden.org/.
