Table 1.
Prevalence and concordance data of the husband’s and wife’s reports
| Item No |
Description | Response Option |
Prevalence | Agreement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husband’s Report (N=100) |
Wife’s Report (N=100) |
Husband’s Report (N=100) |
Wife’s Report (N=100) |
ICC (95% CI) |
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| Freq of most severe code (4) |
Freq of most severe code (4) |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||
| 1 | In the past 30 days, how often have you had a drink containing alcohol? |
0=Not at all 1=Once 2=2–4 times 3=2–3 times/week 4=Daily |
55 |
53 |
3.24 (0.99) |
3.17 (1.04) |
0.65 (0.76, 0.48) |
| 2 | In the past 30 days, how many drinks containing alcohol have you had on a typical day when you were drinking? |
0=Not at all 1=1 or 2 2=3 or 4 3=5 or 6 4=7 or more |
3 |
2 |
1.92 (0.79) |
1.69 (0.69) |
0.57 (0.69, 0.31) |
| 3 | In the past 30 days, how many times did you have six or more drinks on one occasion? |
0=Not at all 1=Once 2=2–4 times 3=weekly 4=Daily |
6 |
3 |
1.26 (1.24) |
1.36 (1.14) |
0.57 (0.71, 0.37) |
| 4 | How often during the past 12 months have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started? |
0=Not at all 1=<monthly 2=monthly 3=weekly 4=Daily |
18 |
4 |
1.83 (1.39) |
1.35 (1.21) |
0.32 (0.51, −0.09) |
| 5 | How often during the last 12 months have you failed to do what was expected of you because of drinking? |
0=Not at all 1=<monthly 2=monthly 3=weekly 4=Daily |
14 |
8 |
1.38 (1.46) |
1.21 (1.30) |
0.64 (0.75, 0.46) |
| 6 | How often during the last 12 months have you needed a drink in the morning to get yourself going? |
0=Not at all 1=<monthly 2=monthly 3=weekly 4=Daily |
10 |
9 |
1.17 (1.33) |
1.20 (1.33) |
0.75 (0.83, 0.63) |
| 7 | How often during the last 12 months have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse about your drinking? |
0=Not at all 1=<monthly 2=monthly 3=weekly 4=Daily |
27 |
7 |
1.94 (1.54) |
1.25 (1.22) |
0.62 (0.69, 0.31) |
| 8 | How often during the last 12 months have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking? |
0=Not at all 1=<monthly 2=monthly 3=weekly 4=Daily |
16 |
8 |
1.24 (1.52) |
1.08 (1.34) |
0.71 (0.80, 0.56) |
| 9 | Have you or someone else you were with ever been injured as a result of your drinking? |
0=No 2=Yes, not last year 4=Yes, last year |
12 |
13 |
0.72 (1.38) |
0.68 (1.40) |
0.68 (0.79, 0.53) |
| 10 | Has a relative, friend, doctor or another health worker ever been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down? |
0=No 2=Yes, not last year 4=Yes, last year |
69 |
72 |
3.22 (1.27) |
3.28 (1.26) |
0.44 (0.62, 0.17) |
| Total Score | Problem Drinking=8+ Range=0–40 |
100 |
89 |
17.92 (6.84) |
16.27 (7.04) |
0.69 (0.78, 0.52) |
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