As of December 2023, around 22 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 ten percent of adult females considered hazardous drinkers.
Share of adults who are hazardous drinkers in New Zealand as of December 2023, by gender
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). (December 14, 2023). Share of adults who are hazardous drinkers in New Zealand as of December 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/781524/new-zealand-hazardous-drinkers-by-gender/
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Ministry of Health (New Zealand). (2023). Share of adults who are hazardous drinkers in New Zealand as of December 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 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 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, 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 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/781524/new-zealand-hazardous-drinkers-by-gender/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of adults who are hazardous drinkers in New Zealand as of December 2023, by gender [Graph], Ministry of Health (New Zealand), December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/781524/new-zealand-hazardous-drinkers-by-gender/
