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Alcohol and Drug Use Among CU-Boulder Undergraduates
College Alcohol Study 2008 Results
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A modified version of the original College Alcohol Study questionnaire was
administered in April 2008 by the
Alcohol and Other Drugs Program
at CU-Boulder. This is a noteworthy change in procedure, in that prior college
alcohol surveys, from 1993-2005, were administered by Harvard University staff.
During this period, Harvard also
generated reports of the survey results and sent the reports to CU-Boulder and
other participating colleges and universities.
The modified questionnaire was administered to a sample of 2,500 degree-seeking
CU-Boulder undergraduates, 18 years of age or older, living either on or off campus, who had
not requested that a privacy flag be placed on their records. The sample, drawn
by PBA, had proportionate representation over college/school, class level,
whether students resided on or off campus, and gender.
A total of 601 undergraduates responded, representing 24% of the total number of
students surveyed.
Results are shown below.
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Alcohol and Drug Use Among CU-Boulder Undergraduates1 |
2008
N=601
RR=24%
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| Alcohol and Drug Consumption by Students - % Who: |
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| Binge drinking rate -- binged at least once in the
past two weeks |
64%
(60-68%)2 |
| Binged 1-2 times in the past two weeks |
31% |
| Binged 3 or more times in the past two weeks |
34% |
| Drank, but did not binge |
24% |
| Consumed alcohol in the past year |
91% |
| Drank on 10 or more occasions in the past 30 days |
27% |
| Usually binge when drinking |
48% |
| Were drunk 3 or more times in the past month |
35% |
| Drove after drinking in the past 30 days |
25% |
| Drove after having 5 or more drinks in the past 30 days |
6% |
| Rode with driver who was high/drunk in the past 30 days |
23% |
| Drink to get drunk |
NA |
| Consider themselves problem drinkers |
0.2% |
| Ever thought they had a drinking problem |
18% |
| Smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days |
23% |
| Used marijuana in the past 30 days |
33% |
| Used any illicit drug (including MJ) in the past 30 days |
35% |
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| High School and College Binge Drinking
Behavior - % Who: |
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| Did not binge in high school or college |
25% |
| Did not binge in high school, but binged
in college |
13% |
| Binged in high school, but did not binge
in college |
11% |
| Binged in high school and college |
52% |
RR = response rate
1 Unless otherwise noted, these figures reflect students' experiences during the past year.
2 95% confidence interval
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