Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
Abstract: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a brief 10-item measure developed by the World Health Organization to assess excessive drinking and to help practitioners identify individuals who would benefit from reducing drinking. It identifies risky drinking, alcohol dependence, and some consequence of harmful drinking. The measure has been validated across a wide range of samples (e.g., primary care patients, drug users, and university students), cultures, and countries.
Who Completed this Measure?: Target Child/Youth (now in adulthood)
Cohort 1 - Administrative History
- Year 26 | age 31-32
- Year 28 | age 33-34
Cohort 2 - Administrative History
- Year 26 | age 31-32
- Year 28 | age 33-34
Cohort 3 - Administrative History
- Year 26 | age 31-32
- Year 28 | age 33-34
Technical Reports:
Raw Dataset Name: c28dz
Scored Dataset Name: AUD28
Is this Measure Available for Public Use?: Yes
Measure Items and Scales:
| c28dz01 | In the past 12 months, how often did you have a drink containing alcohol? |
| c28dz02 | How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking? |
| c28dz03 | How often do you have 5 or more drinks on one occasion? |
| c28dz04 | How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started? |
| c28dz05 | How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of drinking? |
| c28dz06 | How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session? |
| c28dz07 | How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking? |
| c28dz08 | How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because of your drinking? |
| c28dz09 | Have you or someone else been injured because of your drinking? |
| c28dz10 | Has a relative, friend, doctor, or other health care worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down? |
| Scales | Items | Description |
| aud28tot | c28dz01- c28dz10 | AUD28 Total Sum Score |
| aud28haz | c28dz01- c28dz03 | AUD28 Hazardous Alcohol Use Sum Score |
| aud28dep | c28dz04- c28dz06 | AUD28 Dependence Symptoms Sum Score |
| aud28hrm | c28dz07- c28dz10 | AUD28 Harmful Alcohol Use Sum Score |
| aud28hmd | c28dz01- c28dz10 | AUD28 Harmful Alcohol Use Indicator (tot>=8) |
| aud28apd | c28dz01- c28dz10 | AUD28 High Level of Alcohol Problems Indicator (tot>=16) |