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Alcohol and Drug Use Among CU-Boulder Undergraduates Spring 1997
Comparison of Undergraduates, Greeks, and Graduate Students
1. Greeks:
- 79% of Greeks binge, as compared to 58% for the general undergraduate population; over half (54%) of Greeks binged 3 or more times in the past two weeks, as compared to 33% for the general undergraduate population.
- Over half (52%) of Greeks usually binge when they drink; 81% drink to get drunk.
- 41% of Greeks smoked cigarettes in the past month.
- 53% of Greeks binged in high school and college.
- Greeks are much more likely than the general undergraduate population or graduate students to experience negative effects from their drinking; 30% report having been hurt or injured due to their drinking.
- Greeks are much more likely to suffer second hand effects due to other students' drinking. Nearly one-quarter have been pushed, hit, or assaulted or had their property damaged due to another students' drinking.
- 44% of Greeks say they have experienced an unwanted sexual advance (53% of Greek women).
2. Graduate students:
- 29% of graduate students binge; only 6% binged 3 or more times in the past two weeks.
- Only 4% of graduate students usually binge when they drink.
- 18% of graduate students smoked cigarettes in the past month.
Differences in Alcohol and Drug Use Between CU-Boulder
Undergraduates, Greeks, and Graduate Students Spring 1997
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Under-grads N=433 RR=63% |
Greek Students N=110 RR=55% |
Grad Students N=111 RR=56% |
| Alcohol and Drug Consumption by Students
- % Who: |
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| Abstain |
8% |
1% - |
14% - |
| Drank, but did not binge |
34% |
20% - |
57% + |
| Binged on at least one occasion in the past two
weeks |
58% |
79% + |
29% - |
| Binged 1-2 times in the past two weeks |
26% |
25% |
23% |
| Binged 3 or more times in the past two weeks |
33% |
54% + |
6% - |
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| Drank 10 or more times in past month |
28% |
39% + |
35% + |
| Usually binge when drink |
43% |
52% + |
4% - |
| Drunk 3 or more times in the past month |
38% |
48% + |
5% - |
| Drink to get drunk |
66% |
81% + |
30% - |
| Consider themselves problem drinkers |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Ever thought they had a drinking problem |
12% |
9% |
14% |
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| Drove after drinking in the past month |
33% |
45% + |
41% + |
| Drove after 5+ drinks in the past month |
10% |
11% |
5% |
| Rode with drunk/high driver past month |
30% |
27% |
7% - |
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| Smoked cigarettes in past month |
33% |
41% + |
18% - |
| Used marijuana in past month |
34% |
36% |
11% - |
| Used any drug past month (including MJ) |
38% |
40% |
12% - |
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| High School and College Binge Drinking Behavior
- % Who: |
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|
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| No binge in HS or college |
32% |
15% - |
65% + |
| Binge in college, not HS |
25% |
26% |
20% |
| Binge in HS, not college |
10% |
7% |
6% |
| Binged in HS and college |
34% |
53% + |
9% - |
| Note: |
+ = higher than undergraduates in general;
- = lower than undergraduates in general. |
Differences in Secondary Effects of Alcohol Use Between CU-Boulder
Undergraduates, Greeks, and Graduate Students Spring 1997
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Under- Grads N=433 |
Greek Students N=110 |
Grad Students N=111 |
| % of Students Reporting that Drinking
has Caused Them to: |
|
|
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| Have a hangover |
76% |
83% + |
52% - |
| Miss a class |
42% |
63% + |
8% - |
| Get behind in school work |
33% |
39% |
11% - |
| Do something they regret |
47% |
55% + |
16% - |
| Argue with friends |
28% |
36% + |
5% - |
| Engage in unplanned sex |
32% |
28% |
12% - |
| Engage in unprotected sex |
16% |
12% |
4% - |
| Damage property |
14% |
17% |
3% - |
| Into trouble with police |
11% |
10% |
1% - |
| Get hurt or injured |
18% |
30% + |
3% - |
| Medical treatment for overdose |
0% |
1% |
0% |
| Had 5 or more alcohol-related problems
(excluding hangover but including driving after drinking) |
29% |
38% |
4% |
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| % of Students who have Experienced Problems
Due to Other Students’ Drinking: |
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|
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| Been insulted/humiliated |
34% |
44% + |
14% - |
| Serious argument or quarrel |
28% |
44% + |
6% - |
| Been pushed/hit/assaulted |
14% |
24% + |
5% - |
| Had property damaged |
23% |
26% |
5% - |
| Had to ‘babysit’ drunk |
57% |
76% + |
15% - |
| Interrupted studying/sleep |
59% |
76% + |
26% - |
| Victim of unwanted advance |
29% |
44% + |
7% - |
| Victim of sexual assault/date rape |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Note: |
+ = higher than undergraduates in general;
- = lower than undergraduates in general.
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