The phrase "asking the quantity" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be used in contexts where one is inquiring about the amount or number of something, but it is awkwardly phrased.
Example: "I was asking the quantity of items needed for the project."
Alternatives: "inquiring about the amount" or "requesting the number".
Participants were asked the quantity and type of alcohol consumed in litres per average week.
Smoking was assessed by asking the frequency and quantity of tobacco use [ 29].
The WTP for a QALY was estimated by asking the patient about the maximum quantity of money they would be willing to pay monthly for a "product" that would allow them to recover perfect health condition (state 11111 in EuroQol-5D-3L).
Participants were given a self-completion questionnaire which asked about the quantity, frequency and awareness of alcohol consumption as well as their demographic status.
When asked about the quantity of unreliable information on the Internet, he said this also worked in favor of better learning.
In the NBDPS, women were asked about the quantity and types of alcohol consumed during pregnancy including the first three months after conception.
Participants were also asked about the quantity "usually drunk on any one day" according to drink sizes such as pints, bottles, and 125 mL glasses.
Participants were also asked about the quantity of alcohol consumed, the frequency and locations of consumption, and with whom they most frequently drink alcohol.
Alcohol consumption was measured with the Drinking Record Questionnaire (DRQ, Fadardi, Cox, & Hogan, 2006), which asks about the quantity and frequency of participants' typical and atypical drinking during the preceding 12 weeks.
Also the self-report of tobacco use as a health variable should be interpreted with caution due to potential measurement errors and also, the questions asked on the quantity or intensity of tobacco use depended on memory, therefore, there is the possibility of recall bias.
