Rate Your Drinking

Questionnaire

Please tick the box next to your answer for each question, and then add up your score.
Please Note: This questionnaire is for your own personal use, we do not record the results.

1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
   Never
   Less than monthly
   2-4 times a month
   2-3 times a week
   4 or more times a week
2. How many standard drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
   1 or 2
   3 or 4
   5 or 6
   7 to 9
   10 or more
3. How often do you have 6 or more drinks in one occasion?
   Never
   Less than monthly
   Monthly
   Weekly
   Daily or almost daily
4. How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?
   Never
   Less than monthly
   Monthly
   Weekly
   Daily or almost daily
5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking?
   Never
   Less than monthly
   Monthly
   Weekly
   Daily or almost daily
6. How often during the last year have you needed a drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?
   Never
   Less than monthly
   Monthly
   Weekly
   Daily or almost daily
7. How often during the last year have you had a felling or guilt or remorse after drinking?
   Never
   Less than monthly
   Monthly
   Weekly
   Daily or almost daily
8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
   Never
   Less than monthly
   Monthly
   Weekly
   Daily or almost daily
9. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?
   No
   Yes, but not in the last year
   Yes, during the last year
10. Has a relative, friend, doctor or health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested that you should cut down?
    No
    Yes, but not in the last year
    Yes, during the last year