Glossary terms

18 years and over

a secondary product formed in alcohol during fermentation that largely determines the character of the final liquor.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Consuming alcohol while pregnant may cause significant abnormalities in the unborn, developing baby (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder). Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, who were exposed to alcohol while in the womb, can have a range of problems including poor growth/small size, facial abnormalities, heart defects, brain damage, developmental delay and social, emotional, behavioural and mental deficits.

milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood

An adult18 years and over (25 years or more) who has consumed seven or more drinks on the last occasion they drank alcohol. For a young person (18-24 years)this level is five or more drinks on the last occasion they drank.

ALAC uses a threshold equivalent to seven standard drinks consumed in one drinking session as an indication of a binge drinking occasion for an adult18 years and over. For young people (18-24) it is five or more standard drinks.

Community Action on Alcohol Fund

A drinkerA drinker is a person who self-reports they currently consume alcohol. is a person who self-reports they currently consume alcohol.

Liquor Licensing Authority

An adult18 years and over moderate drinkerAn adult moderate drinker is a person 25 years or more, who currently drinks alcohol, but did NOT consume seven or more standard drinks on their last drinking occasion. For 18 to 24 year olds, a moderate drinker is someone who did NOT drink five or more standard drinks on their last drinking occasion. is a person 25 years or more, who currently drinks alcohol, but did NOT consume seven or more standard drinks on their last drinking occasion. For 18 to 24 year olds, a moderate drinker is someone who did NOT drink five or more standard drinks on their last drinking occasion.

A non-drinkerA non-drinker is a person who self-reports that they do NOT drink alcohol (of any kind) now. is a person who self-reports that they do NOT drink alcohol (of any kind) now.

‘Ready to drink’ alcohol drinks, combining a spirit with a carbonated soft drink.

Both adults and minors/youth12-24 years of age. are grouped into one of three ‘segments’ based on whether they currently drink, and whether they are a ‘moderate’ or ‘binge’ drinkerA drinker is a person who self-reports they currently consume alcohol. (as defined above)

A drink containing 10 grams of alcohol.

Survey results, including comparisons between surveys, have been tested for their significance at the 95 percent confidence level, meaning that this is how confident we can be that the results are not due to chance.

Young people 12-17, who drink only a few times a year at home and mainly with their parents/whānau.

12-24 years of age.