Name of survey item | Original item wording | Our wording | Original response categories | Our response categories | Comments |
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‘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) |