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Table 1 Demographics

From: Validation of the AUDIT-C in adults seeking help with their drinking online

Demographic variables

Female N = 2053

Male N = 1667

Age (years): mean (SD)

37 (11)

38 (11)

Educated at least to degree level: n (%)

1039 (50)

853 (51)

White British: n (%)

1785 (86)

1363 (82)

Living in UK: n (%)

1883 (91)

1439 (86)

AUDIT-C: mean (SD)

8 (2)

9 (2)

Past week’s alcohol consumption in units: arithmetic mean (SD)a

48 (30)

64 (42)

Past week’s alcohol consumption in units: geometric mean (approx. SDb)a

35 (4)

43 (5)

Number of drinking days in past week: mean (SD)a

5 (2)

5 (2)

Number of days drinking >6 ♀/>8 ♂ units of alcohol in past week: mean (SD)a

3 (2)

3 (2)

Drinking >14 ♀/>21 ♂ units of alcohol in past week: n (%)a,c

1901 (91)

1486 (89)

Drinking >35 ♀/>50 ♂ units of alcohol in past week: n (%)a,d

1298 (62)

937 (56)

  1. aDrinking measures using data collected by the TOT-AL
  2. bApproximate SD back-calculated from the log-scale
  3. cAbove weekly limits
  4. dHigher risk drinking