From: Comparing short versions of the AUDIT in a community-based survey of young people
 |  |  |  | Established AUDIT Variations | ||||
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Item no. | The AUDIT questions | AUDIT Domain1 | Explained variance of total AUDIT-10 score (R2) | AUDIT-10 | AUDIT-C | AUDIT-3 | FAST | AUDIT-4 |
1 | How often do you have a drink containing alcohol? | C | 30.7% | â– | â– | Â | Â | â– |
2 | How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking? | C | 30.0% | â– | â– | Â | Â | â– |
3 | How often do you have 6 or more drinks on one occasion? | C | 47.1% | â– | â– | â– | â– | â– |
4 | How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started? | D | 48.8% | â– | Â | Â | Â | Â |
5 | How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of alcohol? | D | 44.6% | â– | Â | Â | â– | Â |
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? | D | 31.3% | â– | Â | Â | Â | Â |
7 | How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking? | H | 39.6% | â– | Â | Â | Â | Â |
8 | How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because of your drinking? | H | 45.5% | â– | Â | Â | â– | Â |
9 | Have you or someone else been injured because of your drinking? | H | 28.9% | â– | Â | Â | Â | Â |
10 | Has a relative, friend, doctor, or other health care worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down? | H | 34.5% | â– | Â | Â | â– | â– |
 |  |  | Score range: | 1-40 | 1-12 | 0-4 | 0-16 | 1-16 |