The Diet diaries collected in 1982, 1989 and ,1999 and 2006-10 gathered information on the quantities of alcohol consumed.

In addition in 1989, 1999, 2006-10 and 2014, outside of the diet diaries, general measures of alcohol drunk in the last 7 days were recorded in terms of spirits, wine and beers. The CAGE questionnaire was also asked in 1989, 1999 and 2006-10 (see Ewing JA; Detecting alcoholism. The CAGE questionnaire. JAMA. 1984 Oct 12;252(14):1905-7).

In 2015-16, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT: WHO) is a ten-question screening tool to pick up the early signs of hazardous and harmful drinking and identify mild dependence.

The Personal State Examination asked in 1982 also contains a question about drinking.