Person—AUDIT-C result, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Health, Standard 13/03/2015
• Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

CODE 1: Not at risk

Use this code when the AUDIT-C score is less than 4.

CODE 2: At risk

Use this code when the AUDIT-C score is greater than or equal to 4.

AUDIT-C is scored on a scale of 0-12. Each AUDIT-C question has 5 answer choices, which are rated from 0 to 5. A total score of 4 or more in males and 3 or more in females is considered positive, optimal for identifying hazardous drinking or active alcohol use disorders.

AUDIT-C is a 3-item alcohol screen that can help identify persons who are hazardous drinkers or have active alcohol use disorders (including alcohol abuse or dependence). The AUDIT-C is a modified version of the 10 question AUDIT instrument.

Source and reference attributes

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Bush K, Kivlahan DR, McDonnell MB et al. 1998. Alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C): an effective brief screening test for problem drinking. Archives of Internal Medicine 1998(3): 1789-95.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

AUDIT-C is scored on a scale of 0-12. A total score of 4 or more in males and 3 or more in females is considered positive, optimal for identifying hazardous drinking or active alcohol use disorders.

Each AUDIT-C question has 5 answer choices, which are rated from 0 to 5. The scores against the 3 questions are summed to arrive at the total score.

AUDIT-C is a 3-item alcohol screen that can help identify persons who are hazardous drinkers or have active alcohol use disorders (including alcohol abuse or dependence). It is a modified version of the 10 question the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) instrument.

Source and reference attributes

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

RACGP: Clinical guidelines for preventive activities in general practice

Relational attributes