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The aim of the present study was to examine the consistency of self\u2010reported lifetime abstention and never\u2010binge drinking, respectively, using national, longitudinal data collected in 2019 and 2020. Additionally, the prevalence of alcohol\u2010related morbidity among lifetime abstainers was examined by linking survey data to alcohol\u2010related morbidity data in a national patient register.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data come from the Danish Health and Wellbeing Survey in 2019 and from a follow\u2010up survey of the same individuals in 2020. A random sample of 14,000 individuals aged 15\u2009years or older was drawn in mid\u2010August 2019. Data were collected between September and December 2019. All those who were invited to the survey in 2019 and who were still alive and living in Denmark were invited to participate in a follow\u2010up survey in 2020. Data in both waves were collected by self\u2010administered questionnaires. Both questionnaires included the standard questions on alcohol consumption from the European Health Interview Survey model questionnaire. Information on alcohol\u2010related morbidity was obtained from the Danish National Patient Register.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In all, 5000 individuals completed the questionnaire in both waves. Approximately half (44.4%) of the individuals who declared that they were lifetime abstainers in 2020 (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009252) had reported in 2019 to have drunk at some point in their life. Moreover, 39.7% contradicted earlier reported binge drinking. 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