Questionnaires
This questionnaire was developed by the World Health Organisation to identify persons whose alcohol consumption has become hazardous or harmful to their health.
FOR EACH QUESTION SELECT YOUR ANSWER AND CIRCLE THE SCORE GIVEN IN BRACKETS [ ].
AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test)
1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
[0] Never [1] Monthly or less [2] 2-4 times a month [3] 2-3 times a week [4] 4 or more times a week.
2. How many units of alcohol do you drink on a typical day when you are drinking?
[0] 1 or 2 [1] 3 or 4 [2] 5 or 6 [3] 7, 8 or 9 [4] 10 or more
3. How often do you have six or more units of alcohol on one occasion?
[0] Never [1] Less than monthly [2] Monthly [3] Weekly [4] Daily or almost daily
4. How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?
[0] Never [1] Less than monthly [2] Monthly [3] Weekly [4] 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?
[0] Never [1] Less than monthly [2] Monthly [3] Weekly [4] 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?
[0] Never [1] Less than monthly [2] Monthly [3] Weekly [4] Daily or almost daily
7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
[0] Never [1] Less than monthly [2] Monthly[3] Weekly [4] 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?
[0] Never [1] Less than monthly [2] Monthly[3] Weekly [4] Daily or almost daily
9. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?
[0] No [2] Yes but not in the last year [4] Yes, during the last year
10. Has a relative or friend or doctor or another healthworker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?
[0] No [2] Yes but not in the last year [4] Yes, during the last year
Scoring the audit
Scores for each question range from 0 to 4, with the first response for each question (eg never) scoring 0, the second (eg less than monthly) scoring 1, the third (eg monthly) scoring 2, the fourth (eg weekly) scoring 3, and the last response (eg. daily or almost daily) scoring 4. For questions 9 and 10, which only have three responses,the scoring is 0, 2 and 4 (from left to right).
A score of 8 or more is associated with harmful or hazardous drinking, a score of 13 or more in women, and 15 or more in men, is likely to indicate alcohol dependence.
If you scored positive and would like to read some suggestions about what to do next, close this document (save it to disc first if you like) and return to the CODA web pages.
