Table 3 Annually screened sample at baseline ^a: characteristics by trial arm

Services

 n

11

11

 Mean clients per service (SD)

2420 (1699)

1259 (521)

 Remoteness

  Urban and inner regional

5

5

  Outer regional and remote

2

3

  Very remote

4

3

Clients

 n

26,614

13,843

 Mean age of clients in years (SD)

37.2 (15.8)

37.6 (16.2)

 Number of female clients (%)

15,261 (57.3)

7976 (57.6)

 Mean observations^b per client (SD)

4.6 (2.9)

4.7 (3.1)

 Clients screened with AUDIT-C (%)

6382 (24)

4009 (29)

  Mean AUDIT-C score^c (SD)

3.9 (3.8)

3.3 (3.6)

  Clients with an AUDIT-C score > 0^c (%)

3665 (57.4)

2482 (61.9)