Definition
This data cluster is used to provide a score on the World Health Organization's Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening instrument. The data elements in this cluster relate to alcohol use in the last 12 months only. The AUDIT is a reliable and simple screening tool which is sensitive to the early detection of risky and high-risk (or hazardous and harmful) drinking.
Metadata items in this Data Set Specification
Below is a list of all the components within this Dataset Specification.
Each entry includes the item name, whether the item is optional, mandatory or conditional and the maximum times the item can occur in a dataset.
If the items must occur in a particular order in the dataset, the sequence number is included before the item name.
| Reference | Data Element | Data Type | Length | Inclusion | # |
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Person—alcohol consumption frequency, AUDIT alcohol consumption frequency code N
Specific Information:
This data element refers to prison entrants only. The AUDIT contains the question 'How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?'. The Prisoner Health Information Group amended the question wording for the National Prisoner Health Census to 'Over the last 12 months how often did you have a drink containing alcohol?' |
- | - | mandatory | 1 | |
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Person—alcohol consumption amount (self-reported), total standard drinks NN
Specific Information:
The Prisoner Health DSS requires information on the number of standard drinks consumed on a typical day when drinking to be recorded in the following categories: 1 or 2; 3 or 4; 5 or 6; 7 to 9 and 10 or more standard drinks. This data element refers to prison entrants only.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on the person having had an alcoholic drink in the last 12 months.
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Number | 2 | conditional | 1 | |
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Person—consumption of 6 or more standard drinks on one occasion, AUDIT consumption of 6 or more standard drinks code N
Specific Information:
This data element refers to prison entrants only. The AUDIT contains the question 'How often do you have six or more standard drinks on one occasion?' The Prisoner Health Information Group amended the question wording for the National Prisoner Health Census to 'In the last 12 months how often did you have six or more standard drinks on one occasion?'
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on the person having had an alcoholic drink in the last 12 months.
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- | - | conditional | 1 |
Comments
Guide for use:
The AUDIT score of risky alcohol consumption cluster comprises three data elements which record the frequency of alcohol consumption, the number of standard drinks consumed on a typical day when drinking and the frequency of consuming six or more standard drinks on one occasion.
The combination of codes for the three data elements: Person—alcohol consumption amount (self-reported), total standard drinks NN; Person—alcohol consumption frequency, AUDIT alcohol consumption frequency code N; and Person—consumption of 6 or more standard drinks on one occasion, AUDIT consumption of 6 or more standard drinks code N are used to provide a score on the AUDIT.
Responses to each question on the AUDIT are scored from 0 to 4, with a maximum possible score over the three questions being 12. A score of 6 or more on the AUDIT may indicate a risk of alcohol-related harm.
The formula for calculating a standard drink is:
Volume of container in litres x % alcohol by volume (ml/100ml) X 0.789*= The number of standard drinks. For example:
285ml full strength beer (4.9% alcohol) 1 standard drink
425ml light beer (2.9% alcohol) 1 standard drink
375ml stubby or can (4.9% alcohol) 1.4 standard drinks
425ml full strength beer (4.9% alcohol) 1.6 standard drinks
30 ml spirits (40% alcohol) 1 standard drink
150ml wine (12% alcohol) 1.5 standard drinks
* The specific gravity of ethyl alcohol is 0.789.
References
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| As a denominator in an Indicator | 0 |
| As a disaggregation in an Indicator | 0 |