Table 3.
Alcohol Characteristics of Participants in Four Quality Improvement Cycles.
| Alcohol Characteristics |
Cycle 1 | Cycle 2 | Cycle 3 | Cycle 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
n = 22 M (SD) |
n = 20 M (SD) |
n = 18 M (SD) |
n = 26 M (SD) |
|
| AUDIT Score | 12.7 (9.5) | 14.8 (8.8) | 15.2 (9.4) | 13.8 (7.4) |
| Driving after 3+ drinks | 1.5 (1.6) | 2.6 (3.6) | 3.7 (5.2) | 3.2 (3.8) |
| Alcohol spending | $1,423 (950) | $3,120 (2,700) | $2,620 (2,487) | $2,070 (2,348) |
| DWI Cost | $6,322 (5,131) | $6,647 (4,520) | $7,361 (4,422) | $8,677 (5,579) |
| Drinks per montha | 66.7 (100.2) | 56.1 (49.4) | 90.4 (101.1) | 68.0 (73.2) |
| Drinking daysa | 9.3 (9.9) | 8.5 (7.1) | 11.5 (10.9) | 8.0 (8.5) |
| Heavy drinking daysa | 5.6 (9.9) | 5.6 (6.9) | 8.8 (9.3) | 6.3 (9.0) |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
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| Past alcohol treatment | 50 (11) | 30 (6) | 44 (8) | 46 (12) |
a
= Timeline follow back self-report of alcohol use for the month prior to DWI arrest.
Alcohol spending – estimated annual alcohol expenditures based on self-reported weekly expenditures on alcohol; Driving after 3+ drinks – self-reported number of times driving after ≥3 drinks in the month prior to arrest; DWI cost – self-report estimate of total cost of the pending DWI charge by after final adjudication; Heavy drinking days – number of days with self-reported alcohol consumption of 5 or more drinks during the month prior to arrest.