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RESEARCH AND REPORTS
AODA SURVEY
UW-L/National Comparisons (2003)
American College Health Association & National College Health Assessment
(ACHA-NCHA)
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse administers student surveys to help measure knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. Key findings from the National College Health Assessment, N=567, administered in Spring, 2003, are below:
Demographics and Student Characteristics of UW-L Survey Group:
Age, Sex, Student Status, and Ethnic Origin
Age (%) |
Gender (%) |
|---|---|
18-20 years: 63.1% |
Female: 63.2% |
21-24 years: 34.2% |
Male: 36.8 % |
25-29 years: 0.9% |
|
30+ years: 1.8 % |
Student Status: Classification (%) |
Ethnic Origin (%) |
|---|---|
Freshman: 33.0% |
White: 94.5% |
Sophomore: 22.8% |
Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.1% |
Junior: 17.5% |
Black (non-Hispanic): 1.4% |
Senior: 18.7% |
Hispanic or Latino: 0.9% |
Fifth year or beyond: 7.7% |
American Indian/ Alaska Native: 0.5% |
Graduate or Professional: 0.4% |
Other ethnicity not listed: 0.5% |
AODA STATS (UW-L & National)
Thirty day prevalence—alcohol use reported by college students:
UW-L |
NATIONAL TOTAL |
|
|---|---|---|
Never Used |
11 % |
17.5 % |
Used, but not in last 30 days |
8 % |
14 % |
| 1 – 9 days |
60 % |
52 % |
10 – 29 days |
21 % |
16 % |
All 30 days |
.4 % |
.5 % |
Reported number of drinks consumed the last time students “partied” or socialized:
Male |
Female |
Total |
NATIONAL |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
< 4 drinks |
18.2 % |
39.2 % |
31.3% |
(57.8 %) |
< 5 drinks |
26.8 % |
51.6 % |
42 % |
(67.6 %) |
< 6 drinks |
32.3 % |
61.1 % |
51.8 % |
(75.4 %) |
Reported number of times students consumed five or more drinks in a sitting within the last two weeks:
Male |
Female |
Total |
NATIONAL |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 Times |
24 % |
44.4 % |
37.4 % |
(60.9 %) |
1 – 2 Times |
24.5 % |
34.4 % |
30.7 % |
(22.9 %) |
3 – 5 Times |
35.7 % |
18.2 % |
24.3 % |
(12.4 %) |
6 + Times |
15.8 % |
2.9 % |
7.6 % |
(3.8 %) |
Estimated B.A.C. during the last time students “partied” or socialized based upon the reported number of drinks consumed by students:
|
|
|---|
College Students reported doing the following when they “partied” or socialized during the last school year:*
*Note-Most college students do take precautionary measures to protect themselves.
When at a party or when going out… |
Usually or always Percent (%) |
|---|---|
Alternate non-alcoholic with alcoholic beverages: |
12.1 |
Determine in advance not to exceed a set number of drinks: |
20.3 |
Choose not to drink: |
16.1 |
Use a designated driver: |
74.8 |
Eat before and/ or during drinking: |
74.7 |
Have a friend let you know when you have had enough: |
30.3 |
Keep track of how many drinks being consumed: |
44.4 |
Pace drinks to one or fewer an hour: |
15.1 |
Avoid Drinking Games: |
18.5 |
Drink an alcoholic look-alike: |
2.1 |
*Students responding “N/A, don’t drink” were excluded from this analysis
College students who drank alcohol reported the following consequences occurring in the last school year as a result of drinking:*
|
Percent (%) |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Being physically injured |
31.9 |
24.4 |
27.4 |
Being physically injured by another person |
11.0 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
Being involved in a fight |
15.4 |
5.6 |
8.8 |
Doing something they later regretted |
59.3 |
43.4 |
49.3 |
Forgetting where they were or what they had done |
58.8 |
39.9 |
46.1 |
Having someone use force or threat of force to have sex with them |
0.5 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
Having unprotected sex |
24.7 |
14.2 |
17.7 |
*Students responding “N/A, don’t drink” were excluded from this analysis
Thirty day prevalence—cigarette use reported by college students:
Percent (%) |
Male |
Female |
Total |
NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Never Used |
60.9 |
57.9 |
59.4 |
61.8 |
Used, but not in last 30 days |
13.7 |
19.1 |
17.1 |
17.1 |
Used 1 – 9 days |
11.2 |
11.8 |
11.3 |
10.3 |
Used 10 – 29 days |
8.1 |
5.9 |
6.7 |
5.4 |
Used all 30 days |
6.1 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
Thirty day prevalence—marijuana use reported by college students:
UWL |
NATIONAL |
|
|---|---|---|
Never used |
57.7 % |
(63.7 %) |
Used, but not in last 30 days |
22.7 % |
(19.8 %) |
Used 1 – 9 days |
14.9 % |
(11 %) |
Used 10 – 29 days |
3.5 % |
(4.2 %) |
Used all 30 days |
1.2 % |
(1.4%) |