Ewing 1984 CAGE questionnaire
Ewing 1984 CAGE questionnaire: four caller-assigned yes/no items (cut down, annoyed, guilty, eye-opener), 1 point each, max 4. Screen-positive when two or more answers are affirmative (score ≥2). Deterministic published score with citation; not a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder, not CIWA-Ar, and not AUDIT. magent does not interpret individual items.
Asked 1.4x its listed price for its own exampleour last check, 2026-09-28
1 of 1checks answered this week
580 msmedian answer time
$0.005listed price per call
$0.007price it asked us
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Endpoint
POST https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/cage
| Category | Code and developer |
|---|---|
| Provider host | api.magentlab.com |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 0 from 0 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.007 | 580 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"items": [
{
"annoyed": false,
"cut_down": false,
"eye_opener": false,
"guilty": false
},
{
"annoyed": false,
"cut_down": false,
"eye_opener": false,
"guilty": false
}
]
},
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"items": {
"items": {
"properties": {
"annoyed": {
"description": "Have people Annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? (Ewing 1984). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"cut_down": {
"description": "Have you ever felt you should Cut down on your drinking? (Ewing 1984). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"eye_opener": {
"description": "Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover (Eye-opener)? (Ewing 1984). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"guilty": {
"description": "Have you ever felt bad or Guilty about your drinking? (Ewing 1984). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"cut_down",
"annoyed",
"guilty",
"eye_opener"
],
"type": "object"
},
"maxItems": 25,
"minItems": 1,
"type": "array"
}
},
"required": [
"items"
],
"type": "object"
},
"headers": {
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "object"
},
"method": {
"const": "POST",
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}