As of December 2021, around 25.4 percent of adult males in New Zealand were considered hazardous drinkers. The prevalence of hazardous alcohol drinking was higher among men than women in New Zealand, with around 17.6 percent of adult females considered hazardous drinkers.
Share of adults who are hazardous drinkers in New Zealand as of December 2021, by gender
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Hazardous drinking is measured using the 10-question Alcohol Use
Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) developed by the World Health Organization (Babor et al 2001). The AUDIT is a 10-item questionnaire that covers three aspects of alcohol use: alcohol consumption, dependence and adverse consequences. Hazardous drinkers are those who obtain an AUDIT score of 8 or more, representing an established pattern of drinking that carries a high risk of future damage to physical or mental health. Someone can reach a score of 8 from the alcohol consumption items alone. For example, someone who drank six or more drinks on one occasion, twice a week.
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Ministry of Health (New Zealand). (January 20, 2022). Share of adults who are hazardous drinkers in New Zealand as of December 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/781524/new-zealand-hazardous-drinkers-by-gender/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). "Share of adults who are hazardous drinkers in New Zealand as of December 2021, by gender." Chart. January 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/781524/new-zealand-hazardous-drinkers-by-gender/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). (2022). Share of adults who are hazardous drinkers in New Zealand as of December 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/781524/new-zealand-hazardous-drinkers-by-gender/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). "Share of Adults Who Are Hazardous Drinkers in New Zealand as of December 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/781524/new-zealand-hazardous-drinkers-by-gender/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand), Share of adults who are hazardous drinkers in New Zealand as of December 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/781524/new-zealand-hazardous-drinkers-by-gender/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of adults who are hazardous drinkers in New Zealand as of December 2021, by gender [Graph], Ministry of Health (New Zealand), January 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/781524/new-zealand-hazardous-drinkers-by-gender/
