Table 2

Descriptive characteristics of the 10 item AUDIT and the four different predetermined APMS 2014 occupational and sociodemographic comparator groups

	N	Weighted percentage (%)	N	Weighted percentage (%)	N	Weighted percentage (%)	N	Weighted percentage (%)	N	Weighted percentage (%)
	N	95% CI	N	95% CI	N	95% CI	N	95% CI	N	95% CI
	MP		EN		CM		AM		HIG
	Item 1: How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
Never	10	7 4 to 12	2024	28 27 to 29	77	18 15 to 22	136	21 18 to 24	118	11 9 to 13
Monthly	6	4 2 to 9	1086	15 14 to 16	45	11 8 to 14	80	12 10 to 15	123	11 9 to 13
2 to 4 times a month	18	12 8 to 19	1534	21 20 to 22	88	21 17 to 25	133	20 17 to 23	258	24 21 to 26
2 to 3 times a week	53	36 29 to 44	1602	22 21 to 23	121	29 25 to 33	179	27 24 to 31	370	34 31 to 37
≥4 times a week	59	40 33 to 49	1088	15 14 to 16	87	21 17 to 25	135	20 17 to 24	226	21 18 to 23
	Item 2: How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
1 or 2	63	43 35 to 51	4586	65 63 to 66	222	54 49 to 59	358	56 52 to 59	568	53 50 to 56
3 or 4	54	37 29 to 45	1370	19 18 to 20	100	24 21 to 29	158	25 21 to 28	304	28 26 to 31
5 or 6	17	12 7 to 18	675	9 8 to 10	51	12 10 to 16	73	11 9 to 14	130	12 10 to 14
7, 8 or 9	3	2 1 to 6	302	4 3 to 5	24	6 4 to 9	33	5 4 to 7	48	4 3 to 6
≥10	9	6 3 to 11	174	2 1 to 3	12	3 2 to 5	22	3 2 to 5	30	3 2 to 4
	Item 3: How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion?
Never	50	34 27 to 42	4152	58 57 to 59	186	45 41 to 50	312	48 45 to 52	429	40 37 to 43
Less than monthly	42	29 22 to 37	1595	22 21 to 23	120	29 25 to 34	179	28 24 to 31	360	33 31 to 36
Monthly	25	17 12 to 24	719	10 9 to 11	54	13 10 to 17	79	12 10 to 15	171	16 14 to 18
Weekly	26	18 12 to 25	560	8 7 to 9	48	12 9 to 15	69	11 9 to 13	106	10 8 to 12
Daily or almost daily	3	2 1 to 6	89	1 1 to 2	2	1 0 to 2	6	1 0 to 2	15	1 1 to 2
	Item 4: How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?
Never	126	86 80 to 91	5501	91 90 to 92	324	89 85 to 92	503	89 86 to 91	831	87 84 to 89
Less than monthly	9	6 3 to 11	299	5 4 to 6	23	6 4 to 9	30	5 4 to 7	85	9 7 to 11
Monthly	8	5 3 to 11	107	2 1 to 2	10	3 1 to 5	16	3 2 to 5	28	3 2 to 4
Weekly	3	2 1 to 6	81	1 0 to 2	6	2 1 to 4	10	2 1 to 3	10	2 1 to 3
Daily or almost daily	0	n/a	46	1 0 to 2	2	1 0 to 2	6	1 0 to 2	4	0 0 to 1
	Item 5: How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking?
Never	125	86 79 to 90	5622	93 92 to 94	340	93 90 to 95	528	93 91 to 95	94	22 18 to 27
Less than monthly	17	12 7 to 18	329	5 5 to 6	22	6 4 to 9	30	5 4 to 7	236	57 51 to 62
Monthly	3	2 1 to 6	44	1 0 to 2	3	1 0 to 3	6	1 0 to 2	75	19 15 to 24
Weekly	1	0 to 5	24	0 0 to 1	0	n/a	1	0 0 to 1	6	2 1 to 4
Daily or almost daily	0	n/a	0	n/a	0	n/a	0	n/a	0	n/a
	Item 6: How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?
Never	146	n/a	5950	99 98 to 99	362	99 97 to 100	561	99 98 to 100	862	90 88 to 92
Less than monthly	0	n/a	49	1 0 to 2	3	1 0 to 3	4	1 0 to 2	83	9 7 to 11
Monthly	0	n/a	8	0.012 0.01 to 0.04	0	n/a	0	n/a	11	1 1 to 2
Weekly	0	n/a	14	0.001 0.001 to 0.005	0	n/a	0	n/a	2	0 0 to 1
Daily or almost daily	0	n/a	0	n/a	0	n/a	0	n/a	0	n/a
	Item 7: How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
Never	101	69 61 to 76	5283	88 87 to 90	320	88 84 to 91	495	88 85 to 90	769	80 78 to 83
Less than monthly	31	21 15 to 29	570	9 9 to 10	42	12 9 to 15	59	10 8 to 13	158	16 14 to 19
Monthly	9	6 3 to 11	97	2 1 to 2	2	1 0 to 2	5	1 0 to 2	19	2 1 to 3
Weekly	1	1 0 to 5	51	1 0 to 2	1	0 0 to 2	5	1 0 to 2	10	1 1 to 2
Daily or almost daily	4	3 1 to 7	34	1 0 to 1	0	n/a	1	0 0 to 1	2	0 0 to 1
	Item 8: How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
Never	121	83 76 to 88	5171	86 85 to 87	303	83 79 to 87	471	83 80 to 86	758	79 76 to 82
Less than monthly	22	15 10 to 22	706	12 11 to 13	54	15 11 to 19	82	15 12 to 18	170	18 15 to 20
Monthly	1	1 0 to 5	107	2 1 to 3	6	2 1 to 4	8	1 1 to 3	24	3 2 to 4
Weekly	1	1 0 to 5	25	0 0 to 1	1	0 0 to 2	2	0 0 to 1	4	0 0 to 1
Daily or almost daily	1	1 0 to 5	25	0 0 to 1	1	0 0 to 2	2	0 0 to 1	2	0 0 to 1
	Item 9: Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?
No	137	94 89 to 97	4594	65 63 to 66	296	72 68 to 76	457	71 67 to 74	832	77 74 to 79
Yes, during the last year	7	5 2 to 10	117	2 0 to 2	5	1 1 to 3	8	1 1 to 2	14	1 1 to 2
Yes, but not in the last year	2	1 0 to 5	2404	34 33 to 35	109	27 23 to 31	180	28 25 to 32	235	22 19 to 24
	Item 10: Has a relative or friend or a doctor or another health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?
No	123	84 77 to 89	4734	67 65 to 68	301	73 69 to 77	466	72 69 to 76	872	81 78 to 83
Yes, during the last year	8	5 3 to 11	230	3 2 to 4	15	4 2 to 6	22	3 2 to 5	48	4 3 to 6
Yes, but not in the last year	15	10 6 to 16	2151	30 29 to 31	94	23 19 to 27	157	24 21 to 28	161	15 13 to 17
	Presence of risky drinking (AUDIT total 8+)
Low risk	104	71 63 to 78	4830	80 79 to 81	274	75 71 to 79	431	76 73 to 80	696	73 70 to 75
Risky drinking (hazardous, harmful, dependent)	42	29 22 to 37	1197	20 19 to 21	90	25 21 to 29	133	24 20 to 27	261	27 25 to 30

Weighted percentage (WP) with the corresponding 95% CIs.
AM, all managers (APMS 2014); APMS, Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey; AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; CM, corporate managers (APMS 2014); EN, English population (APMS 2014); HIG, high-income group (APMS 2014); MP, member of parliament sample.