Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)

First Use

1. Thank you for taking part. These questions ask about your use of alcohol; honest answers help us understand drinking and its risks, and your responses are confidential.

2. How old were you when you first drank alcohol?

   Choose one:

   • 12 or younger
   • 13-15
   • 16-18
   • 19-21
   • 22 or older
   • I have never drunk alcohol

Your Drinking in the Past Year

Condition: Skipped for people who have never drunk alcohol

1. The next ten questions are the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), developed by the World Health Organization (Babor, Higgins-Biddle, Saunders and Monteiro, 2001). Please think about the past year and count standard drinks.

2. The AUDIT is a screening aid, not a diagnosis. If your answers concern you, please talk to a doctor or another health professional.

3. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?

   Choose one:

   • Never
   • Monthly or less
   • 2-4 times a month
   • 2-3 times a week
   • 4 or more times a week

4. How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?

   Condition: Asked of people who drink

   Choose one:

   • 1 or 2
   • 3 or 4
   • 5 or 6
   • 7 to 9
   • 10 or more

5. How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion?

   Condition: Asked of people who drink

   Choose one:

   • Never
   • Less than monthly
   • Monthly
   • Weekly
   • Daily or almost daily

6. How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?

   Condition: WHO skip-out: skipped when items 2 and 3 both score 0

   Choose one:

   • Never
   • Less than monthly
   • Monthly
   • Weekly
   • Daily or almost daily

7. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of drinking?

   Condition: WHO skip-out: skipped when items 2 and 3 both score 0

   Choose one:

   • Never
   • Less than monthly
   • Monthly
   • Weekly
   • Daily or almost daily

8. How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?

   Condition: WHO skip-out: skipped when items 2 and 3 both score 0

   Choose one:

   • Never
   • Less than monthly
   • Monthly
   • Weekly
   • Daily or almost daily

9. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?

   Condition: WHO skip-out: skipped when items 2 and 3 both score 0

   Choose one:

   • Never
   • Less than monthly
   • Monthly
   • Weekly
   • Daily or almost daily

10. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because of your drinking?

    Condition: WHO skip-out: skipped when items 2 and 3 both score 0

    Choose one:

    • Never
    • Less than monthly
    • Monthly
    • Weekly
    • Daily or almost daily

11. Have you or someone else been injured because of your drinking?

    Choose one:

    • No
    • Yes, but not in the last year
    • Yes, during the last year

12. Has a relative, friend, doctor, or other health care worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?

    Choose one:

    • No
    • Yes, but not in the last year
    • Yes, during the last year

When You Drink

Condition: Asked of people who currently drink

1. In which situations do you usually drink? Select all that apply.

   Choose any that apply:

   • Social occasions
   • At home on my own
   • With food
   • Work events
   • To unwind
   • Other

2. In what other situations do you drink?

   Condition: Shown when Other was selected

   Open answer

Effects on Daily Life

Condition: Asked of people who currently drink

1. How much does drinking affect each of these areas of your life?

   • Physical health
   • Sleep
   • Work or study
   • Relationships
   • Money

   For each row: choose one:

   • No effect
   • Slight effect
   • Moderate effect
   • Considerable effect
   • Severe effect

Tolerance

Condition: Asked of people who currently drink

1. Do you now need noticeably more alcohol than you used to in order to feel the same effect?

   Choose one:

   • Yes
   • No