New Zealand: hazardous drinkers by gender 2021

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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Release date

January 2022

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Region

New Zealand

Survey time period

January 2020 to December 2021

Number of respondents

825,000 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

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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