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Table 2 Classification of alcohol consumption by year of study by sample and gender

From: Changes in undergraduate student alcohol consumption as they progress through university

 

Cross-sectional

Longitudinal

Cross-sectional

Longitudinal

Cross-sectional

Longitudinal

 

Male

Male

Female

Female

Total

Total

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

1st years

            

Low level drinking (low)

553

(51)

38

(48)

746

(49)

67

(46)

1299

(50)

105

(47)

Medium level drinking (medium)

91

(8)

7

(9)

420

(28)

40

(28)

511

(20)

47

(21)

High level drinking (high)

313

(29)

28

(35)

225

(15)

28

(19)

538

(21)

56

(25)

Very high level drinking (very high)

130

(12)

7

(9)

118

(8)

10

(7)

248

(10)

17

(8)

2nd years

            

Low level drinking (low)

442

(57)

48

(60)

682

(59)

92

(63)

1124

(58)

140

(62)

Medium level drinking (medium)

67

(9)

8

(10)

302

(26)

26

(18)

369

(19)

34

(15)

High level drinking (high)

203

(26)

21

(26)

121

(11)

19

(13)

324

(17)

40

(18)

Very high level drinking (very high)

63

(8)

3

(4)

48

(4)

8

(6)

111

(6)

11

(5)

3rd years

            

Low level drinking (low)

443

(67)

59

(74)

629

(69)

98

(68)

1072

(68)

157

(70)

Medium level drinking (medium)

48

(7)

4

(5)

194

(21)

36

(25)

242

(15)

40

(18)

High level drinking (high)

137

(21)

16

(20)

62

(7)

10

(7)

199

(13)

26

(12)

Very high level drinking (very high)

34

(5)

1

(1)

27

(3)

1

(1)

61

(4)

2

(1)

  1. Male Low = 0–21 u/w, Medium = 21–28 u/w, High = 28–50 u/w, Very high = 50+ u/w
  2. Female Low = 0–14 u/w, Medium = 14–21 u/w, High = 21–35 u/w, Very high = 35+ u/w