AUDIT Questionnaire | Australasian Doctors' Health Network

AUDIT Questionnaire
This questionnaire is designed to indicate whether your drinking is harmful, hazardous or dependent. Notes on using the AUDIT questionnaire These ten questions are about your use of alcohol during the past 12 months. In questions 2 and 3, a unit of alcohol means 10 grams of alcohol. For example (approximate values): 1 x bottle of 12% wine = 9 units 1 x pint 5% beer = 3 units 1 x can of 5 % beer, lager, cider = 2 units; 4 cans = 9 units 1 x can of 9 % beer, lager, cider = 4 units; 4 cans = 16 units 1 x 75cl bottle of 40% spirits = 30 units
1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
Never Monthly or less 2 to 4 times a month 2 or 3 times a week 4 or more times a week
2. How many alcohol units do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
None 1 or 2½ 3 or 4 5 or 6 7 to 9 10 or more
3. How often do you have seven or more units on one occasion?
Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily
4. How often during the last year have you found that you were unable to stop drinking once you had started?
Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily
5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking?
Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily
6. How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?
Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily
7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily
8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily
9. Have you or someone else been injured as the result of your drinking?
Never Yes, but not in the last year Yes, during the last year
10. Has a relative, friend, or a doctor or other health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?
Never Yes, but not in the last year Yes, during the last year

AUDIT Questionnaire

This questionnaire is designed to indicate whether your drinking is harmful, hazardous or dependent.

Notes on using the AUDIT questionnaire
These ten questions are about your use of alcohol during the past 12 months.

In questions 2 and 3, a unit of alcohol means 10 grams of alcohol.

For example (approximate values):
1 x bottle of 12% wine = 9 units
1 x pint 5% beer = 3 units
1 x can of 5 % beer, lager, cider = 2 units; 4 cans = 9 units
1 x can of 9 % beer, lager, cider = 4 units; 4 cans = 16 units
1 x 75cl bottle of 40% spirits = 30 units

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

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

2. How many alcohol units do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?

None 1 or 2½ 3 or 4 5 or 6 7 to 9 10 or more

3. How often do you have seven or more units on one occasion?