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Table 1 Variants of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption [AUDIT-C] items that were used on the Groga Survey App

From: Short screening tools for risky drinking in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: modified AUDIT-C and a new approach

Name of survey item

Original item wording

Our wording

Original response categories

Our response categories

Comments

‘Preparatory’ question asked before AUDIT-1m

Have you had any grog at all in the last 12 months (since Easterb last year)?

Yes

No

Used as a gentle introduction to the alcohol questions

‘Check’ question asked if response to ‘preparatory’ question is ‘no’

Can I check, in the last 12-months (since Easterb last year), at special events like sporting carnivals, weddings or funerals, have you had any grog at all?

Yes, I’ve had some grog in the last 12 months

No, I had no grog at all in the last 12 months

This was asked because of a clinical observation that respondents sometimes assume the questionnaire is only asking about ‘heavy’ or regular drinking

AUDIT-1m

Question 1 modified

How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?

Some people drink grog most days while others drink ‘once in a blue moon’c. How often do you drink any grog at all?

Never

Monthly or less

2–4 times a month

2–3 times week

4 or more times a week

Once in a blue moon (less than a month)

Sometimes (1–3 times a month)

A few times a week (2–3 times a week)

Most days or every day

Only respondents who said they have consumed alcohol in the last 12 months (in the preparatory and check question above) were asked AUDIT-1m. Hence, a ‘never’ option was not provided

AUDIT-2m

Question 2 modified

How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?

[The usual amount of drinking alcohol per occasion was derived from each detailed response provided on what individuals consumed on their last four drinking occasions (“Finnish” method)]

1 or 2

3 or 4

5 or 6

7, 8, or 9

10 or more

[Original response categories were applied to the continuous data on drinking]

All respondents who were asked AUDIT-1m were then asked AUDIT-2m

Derived from last four occasions data that was collected on the App

AUDIT-3mV

Question 3 modified and presented visually

How often do you have six or more standard drinks on one occasion?

Thinking of the last 12-months

[Since Easter last year]a, how often

Would you drink [this much grog or more] in 1 day (24 h)?

Never

Less than monthly

Monthly

Weekly

Daily or almost daily

Never

‘Once in a blue moon’ (less than once a month)

Sometimes (1–3 times a month)

A few times a week (1–3 times a week)

Most days or every day

All respondents who were asked AUDIT-1m and AUDIT-2m were then asked AUDIT-3mV

Dynamically shows an image equivalent of 5 standard drinks (50 g ethanol) of the alcohol type most often consumed by each participant (based on the last four drinking occasions)

  1. aAustralian colloquial word for ‘alcohol’
  2. bExample of reference points used to anchor answers reflecting on ‘in the last 12-months’ time period. This dynamically changes according to the time of year that the survey is completed. For example, other reference points include New Year and commonly known football grand finals
  3. cAustralian colloquial word for ‘rarely’