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Brief drinking pattern check (AUDIT-C)

How often and how much you drink. Answer the app’s questionnaire and see your result right away.

Answer based on your drinking during the past year. This CareOps version retains the Korean questionnaire's drink counts, which are not country-specific standard drinks. If you do not drink, choose the lowest response for quantity and frequency.

How often do you drink alcohol?

Source · Bush K, Kivlahan DR, McDonell MB, Fihn SD, Bradley KA. The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C). Arch Intern Med. 1998;158(16):1789–1795. CareOps English translation of its existing Korean questionnaire. Wording, response choices and descriptive score ranges follow the CareOps version and have not been independently validated in English. CareOps retains its existing threshold of 4 and Korean drink-count wording. Screening thresholds may differ by population, including sex; a low score does not establish safe drinking.

Understanding your AUDIT-C result

Brief drinking pattern check is explored with 3 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. Answer based on your drinking during the past year. This CareOps version retains the Korean questionnaire's drink counts, which are not country-specific standard drinks. If you do not drink, choose the lowest response for quantity and frequency. The app uses a CareOps translation; it is not presented as a standardized local-language edition.

Reading your results

Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.

A question to reflect on

Do you tend to drink mainly on weekends? Explore brief drinking pattern check in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.

Frequently asked questions

How many questions are in Brief drinking pattern check (AUDIT-C), and how long does it take?
There are 3 questions, and it usually takes about 1 minute. Each question has its own set of choices; pick the one closest to you. There are no right or wrong answers.
What does this AUDIT-C check explore?
Brief drinking pattern check is explored with 3 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. Answer based on your drinking during the past year. This CareOps version retains the Korean questionnaire's drink counts, which are not country-specific standard drinks. If you do not drink, choose the lowest response for quantity and frequency. The app uses a CareOps translation; it is not presented as a standardized local-language edition.
How should I interpret the score?
Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.
What could I discuss after the check?
Do you tend to drink mainly on weekends? Explore brief drinking pattern check in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.
Do I need to sign in? Are my answers saved?
You can see your results right away without signing in. Your answers are used only for scoring and are not stored on our servers.
Can I bring these results into a counseling session?
Use the analysis button at the bottom of the result screen to have a short conversation with Maeumi without signing in. After the conversation, you can continue in the app. The web conversation does not transfer automatically to the app.
Can I send this check to a friend?
Use Share test at the top of the screen to share the questionnaire link. This link does not contain your answers, result, name or account.

Bush K, Kivlahan DR, McDonell MB, Fihn SD, Bradley KA. The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C). Arch Intern Med. 1998;158(16):1789–1795. CareOps English translation of its existing Korean questionnaire. Wording, response choices and descriptive score ranges follow the CareOps version and have not been independently validated in English. CareOps retains its existing threshold of 4 and Korean drink-count wording. Screening thresholds may differ by population, including sex; a low score does not establish safe drinking.