Some of the inconsistencies between findings may be explained by the wide variety of definitions of drinking used (e.g. weekly or monthly frequency of heavy drinking) and by the variety of definitions of socioeconomic background used (e.g. income, occupation, employment status). In a number of countries (Switzerland, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic and Hungary) both men and women with higher incomes were found to be more likely to consume alcohol (Kuntsche et al., Similar findings were reported based on data from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (Me Kee et al.