Patient Self-Reported Alcohol Consumption (N=1,699)
| Question | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| AUDIT-C = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption; DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diseases, 4th edition. | |
| a AUDIT-C screening items. | |
| b DSM-IV screening items. | |
| c Nondrinkers = 0 drinks across 3 AUDIT-C items; female moderate drinkers = 1–2 drinks and male moderate drinkers = 1–3 drinks; and female hazardous drinkers = 3–12 drinks and male hazardous drinkers = 4–12 drinks. | |
| d Patients with a positive screen answered “monthly” or more often on either item or “less than monthly” on both items. | |
| In the past 12 months, how often have you had a drink containing alcohol?a | |
| Never (score=0) | 702 (41.3) |
| Monthly or less (1) | 482 (28.4) |
| 2 to 4 times a month (2) | 267 (15.7) |
| 2 to 3 times a week (3) | 139 (8.2) |
| 4 or more times a week (4) | 109 (6.4) |
| In the past 12 months, how many drinks containing alcohol have you had on a typical day when you are drinking?a | |
| I don’t drink (score = 0) | 797 (46.9) |
| 1 or 2 (0) | 650 (38.3) |
| 3 or 4 (1) | 162 (9.5) |
| 5 or 6 (2) | 56 (3.3) |
| 7 to 9 (3) | 18 (1.1) |
| 10 or more (4) | 16 (0.9) |
| In the past 12 months, how often have you had six or more drinks on 1 occasion?a | |
| Never (score=0) | 1,358 (79.9) |
| Less than monthly (1) | 211 (12.4) |
| Monthly (2) | 68 (4.0) |
| Weekly (3) | 47 (2.8) |
| Daily or almost daily (4) | 15 (0.9) |
| In the past 12 months, how often have you had a lot more to drink that you intended to have?b | |
| Never | 1,386 (81.6) |
| Less than monthly | 237 (13.9) |
| Monthly | 46 (2.7) |
| Weekly | 21 (1.2) |
| Daily or almost daily | 9 (0.5) |
| In the past 12 months, how often have you been under the influence of alcohol in situations where you could have caused an accident or gotten hurt?b | |
| Never | 1,589 (93.5) |
| Less than monthly | 83 (4.9) |
| Monthly | 17 (1.0) |
| Weekly | 6 (0.4) |
| Daily or almost daily | 4 (0.2) |
| Classification of AUDIT-C scores based on sum of 3 AUDIT-C itemsc | |
| Nondrinker | 683 (40.2) |
| Moderate Drinker | 654 (38.5) |
| Hazardous | 362 (21.3) |
| Outcome based on 2-item DSM-IV screend | |
| Negative | 1,567 (92.2) |
| Positive | 132 (7.8) |
| Drinking status based on AUDIT-C Screen and DSM-IV screen | |
| Nondrinker | 683 (40.2) |
| Moderate drinker | 637 (37.5) |
| Hazardous drinker | 379 (22.3) |