These measures are available in six national surveys, allowing us to synthesize data from as many sources as possible. Further, binge drinking as measured by surveys is a strong predictor of both acute alcohol-related problems such as accidents and injuries, as well as long-term morbidity and mortality (National Institute of Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2000, Plunk et al., 2014). By combining data from these six series of national surveys from 2000 to 2016, we were able to assemble data from 61 individual survey administrations and over seven million participants.
