Table 1 Socio-demographic and drinking patterns, drinking at college study Belgium 2010: descriptive statistics
From: Alcohol drinking among college students: college responsibility for personal troubles
Variables (Unit) | Mean (std) or % | N |
|---|---|---|
Drinking behaviour | ||
Never drank alcohol in the last year (%) | 6.0 | 6,992 |
Age when drank for the first time | 15.7 (1.8) | 6,643 |
Drinking frequency (occasions per month) | 7.0 (6.6) | 6,992 |
Number of drinks (per day) | 1.7 (2.1) | 6,992 |
Frequency of abusive drinking (occasions per month) | 2.8 (4.4) | 6,992 |
Heavy drinking - WHO norm (%) | 74.6 | 6,992 |
Non- or moderate drinker | ||
Heavy drinker | 25.4 | |
Socio-demographic | ||
Gender (%) | 42.7 | 6,906 |
Men | ||
Women | 57.3 | |
Age (years) | 21.5 (3.3) | 6,906 |
College environment | ||
Programme (%) | 6,906 | |
Bachelor | 60.9 | |
Master | 39.1 | |
Time attending the University (years) | 2.8 (1.7) | 6,992 |
Living arrangements | 64.0 | 6,992 |
Dormitory | ||
Living with parents | 36.0 | |
Living on the campus | 66.9 | 6,906 |
Yes | ||
No | 33.1 | |
Room-mates (number) | 4.4 (4.2) | |
Social involvement | ||
Student representative | 6.1 | 6,906 |
Yes | ||
No | 93.9 | |
Participation in folklore (score) | 12.3 | 6,992 |
High (2-3) | ||
Medium (1) | 11.3 | |
None (0) | 76.4 | |
Pre-partying (occasions per month) | 2.3 (3.3) | 6,992 |
Normative and experiential factors | ||
Permissiveness (score 0-16) | 5.2 (2.3) | 6,992 |
Drinking of friends (drinks per day) | 3.5 (4.4) | 6,992 |
Drinking of same-sex students (drinks per day) | 3.9 (4.9) | 6,992 |
Drinking of students in general (drinks per day) | 4.2 (4.7) | 6,992 |
Number of positive consequences | 5.0 (3.1) | 6,992 |