Audit Score Calculator

How to use this AUDIT score calculator

What this calculator does. This tool scores the 10-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), a screening questionnaire developed for identifying patterns of alcohol use that may warrant further assessment. It calculates the AUDIT score out of 40 and separates that total into Consumption score, Dependence score, and Alcohol-related problems score. It also places the total in the sex-specific screening band used here. The result is an estimate from questionnaire responses, not a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder, dependence, withdrawal risk, or any other medical condition. The World Health Organization describes AUDIT as a screening and brief-assessment method; its AUDIT primary-care guidance explains the intended clinical context.

When to use it. Use the calculator to score a completed AUDIT questionnaire, to review which set of items contributes to the total, to prepare a structured record for discussion with a qualified health professional, or to compare the score after correcting an answer that was entered incorrectly. It is not intended for emergencies or for deciding whether it is safe to stop drinking abruptly.

How to calculate. The page opens with a complete demonstration: Female; 2 – 4 drinking occasions per month; 1 – 2 drinks on a typical drinking day; 6 or more drinks monthly; one less-than-monthly loss-of-control response; no role failure or morning drinking; less-than-monthly guilt; no blackout; no injury; and concern expressed in the past but not during the last year. That example is already calculated and its Excel workbook is ready immediately.

1. Choose Sex. It does not change item points; it changes only the low-risk cutoff used in the overall interpretation.
2. Answer questions 1 through 8 using their frequency or quantity options. Each answer maps to 0 – 4 points. If question 1 is Never, questions 2 – 8 may be skipped and scored 0; if questions 2 and 3 both score 0, questions 4 – 8 may be skipped and scored 0.
3. Answer questions 9 and 10 as No, Yes but not in the last year, or Yes during the last year. These score 0, 2, or 4 points.
4. Read the total and three domain scores. The item table shows the exact point assigned to every selected answer, and the donut shows the composition only when at least two domains have positive points.
5. Select Download Excel to export the current validated answers and scores. Select Reset to clear the demonstration and all answers; export then stays disabled until Sex and all 10 questions are completed again.

Input guide. Sex is required and accepts Female or Male. A realistic example is Female; it changes only whether the low-risk total ends at 6 or 7 in this calculator. Question 1: How often have you had a drink containing alcohol? is required and uses a frequency category from Never to 4 or more times a week; the demonstration uses 2 – 4 times a month for 2 points. Question 2: How many drinks have you had on average on a drinking day? is required and uses categorical counts from None/1 – 2 through 10 or more; the example uses 1 – 2 for 0 points. A common mistake is treating a large pour as one drink when it may contain more than one standard drink. In the United States, NIAAA defines a standard drink as about 14 grams of pure alcohol; see its standard-drink explanation. Question 3: How often have you had 6 or more drinks on one occasion? is required; the example Monthly scores 2.

Questions 4 – 8 use the same Never / Less than monthly / Monthly / Weekly / Daily or almost daily frequency scale. They are required unless the AUDIT skip rule applies after the consumption answers. Question 4 asks about inability to stop after starting; the example Less than monthly scores 1. Question 5 asks about failing expected responsibilities; Never scores 0. Question 6 asks about a morning drink after heavy drinking; Never scores 0. Question 7 asks about guilt or remorse; Less than monthly scores 1. Question 8 asks about not remembering the previous night because of drinking; Never scores 0. Higher-frequency categories add more points. Choose the closest truthful category rather than interpreting the answer as a diagnosis by itself.

Questions 9 and 10 are always required and have a different scale. Question 9 asks whether you or someone else was injured as a result of your drinking; the demonstration selects No for 0 points. Question 10 asks whether a relative, friend, doctor, or other health worker has expressed concern or suggested cutting down; the demonstration selects Yes, but not in the last year for 2 points. “Yes during the last year” scores 4. Because these questions distinguish recent from older events, do not convert “ever” into “during the last year” unless that is accurate.

Output guide. AUDIT score is the exact sum of all 10 item points and ranges from 0 to 40. In this calculator, 0 – 6 for females or 0 – 7 for males is the low-risk screening band; 7 – 15 for females or 8 – 15 for males is the next band; 16 – 19 is a higher-risk band; and 20 – 40 is the highest band. Consumption score sums questions 1 – 3 and ranges 0 – 12. Dependence score sums questions 4 – 6 and ranges 0 – 12; a value of 4 or more is a reason for further assessment, not proof of dependence. Alcohol-related problems score sums questions 7 – 10 and ranges 0 – 16; any positive value means at least one problem-related item scored above zero. The Item-by-item scoring table contains Item, Selected answer, Points, and Domain so you can audit the arithmetic. The chart's Consumption, Dependence, and Alcohol-related problems slices are the same three point totals and sum exactly to the displayed total.

Worked example. The demonstration scores are Q1=2, Q2=0, Q3=2, Q4=1, Q5=0, Q6=0, Q7=1, Q8=0, Q9=0, and Q10=2. Consumption is 2+0+2=4. Dependence is 1+0+0=1. Alcohol-related problems is 1+0+0+2=3. The AUDIT score is therefore 4+1+3=8. For the selected Female sex, 8 is above the 0 – 6 low-risk band and falls within the 7 – 15 screening band. For context on how clinicians use validated alcohol screening tools, NIAAA's screen-and-assess guidance discusses AUDIT-C and the full AUDIT.