Table 3.

Positive responses for DSM-5 symptoms questionnaire

Questionnaire	Men (n=418)	Women (n=504)	Total (n=922)
Impaired control
1. Had times when you ended up drinking more or longer than you intended?	95	105	200
2. More than once wanted to cut down or stop drinking, or tried to, but could not?	37	41	78
3. Spent a lot of time drinking? Or being sick or getting over other aftereffects?	71	83	154
4. Wanted a drink so badly you could not think of anything else?	39	46	85
Social impairment
5. Found that drinking or being sick from drinking often interfered with taking care of your home or family? Or caused job troubles? Or school problems?	6	7	13
6. Continued to drink even though it was causing trouble with your family or friends?	8	8	16
7. Given up or cut back on activities that were important or interesting to you, or gave you pleasure, in order to drink?	23	26	49
Risky use
8. More than once gotten into situations while or after drinking that increased your chances of getting hurt (such as driving, swimming, using machinery, walking in a dangerous area, or having unsafe sex)?	6	6	12
9. Continued to drink even though it was making you feel depressed or anxious or adding to another health problem? Or after having had a memory blackout?	5	5	10
Pharmacological criteria
10. Had to drink much more than you once did to get the effect you want? Or found that your usual number of drinks had much less effect than before?	43	53	96
11. Found that, when the effects of alcohol were wearing off, you had withdrawal symptoms, such as trouble sleeping, shakiness, restlessness, nausea, sweating, a racing heart, or a seizure? Or sensed things that were not there?	8	8	16