Person—alcohol consumption amount, total standard drinks N[N]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Alcohol consumption in standard drinks per day |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 696835 |
Registration status:![]() | Health, Standard 29/05/2024 |
Definition:![]() | The total number of standard drinks consumed by a person on a typical day when drinking. |
Context:![]() | Prisoner health |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Person—alcohol consumption amount |
Value Domain:![]() | Total standard drinks N[N] |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Reference documents:![]() | NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council) 2009. Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. Canberra: NHMRC. Viewed 3 May 2018, https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/ |
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Guide for use:![]() | This estimation is based on the person's description of the type (spirits, beer, wine, other) and number of standard drinks, as defined by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC), consumed per day. One standard drink contains 10 grams of alcohol. When calculating consumption in standard drinks per day, the total should be reported with part drinks recorded to the next whole standard drink (e.g. 2.4 = 3). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Collection methods:![]() | The World Health Organisation's 2000 International Guide for Monitoring Alcohol Consumption and Related Harm document suggests that in assessing alcohol consumption patterns a 'Graduated Quantity Frequency' method is preferred. This method requires that questions about the quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption should be asked to help determine short-term and long-term health consequences. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin:![]() | The World Health Organisation's 2000 International Guide for Monitoring Alcohol Consumption and Related Harm document -National Health and Medical Research Council's Australian Alcohol Guidelines, October 2001. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes Person—alcohol consumption amount, total standard drinks NN Health, Superseded 29/05/2024 See also Person—alcohol consumption frequency, AUDIT frequency alcohol consumption code N Health, Standard 29/05/2024 See also Person—consumption of 6 or more standard drinks on one occasion, AUDIT consuming 6 or more standard drinks code N Health, Standard 29/05/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | AUDIT score for risky alcohol consumption cluster Health, Standard 29/05/2024 Conditional obligation: Conditional on the person having had an alcoholic drink in the last 12 months. DSS specific information: This data element refers to prison entrants only. The number of standard drinks reported will be mapped as follows:
AUDIT-C score of risky alcohol consumption cluster (dischargee) Health, Standard 29/05/2024 Conditional obligation: Conditional on the person having had an alcoholic drink prior to their current incarceration. DSS specific information: This data element refers to prison dischargees only. The number of standard drinks reported will be mapped as follows:
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