Table 1 Baseline characteristics and frequencies of substance use of the 3286 French college students (France; 2010–2012)
From: Prevalence of binge drinking and associated behaviours among 3286 college students in France
Never BD (n = 1146) | Occasional BD (n = 1686) | Frequent BD (n = 454) | Total (n = 3286) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age years mean (SD) | 20.5 (2.5) | 20.4 (2.1) | 20.6 (1.9) | 20.5 (2.2) | 0.80 |
Male gender (%) | 24.2 | 37.6 | 64.4 | 36.6 | <.0001 |
Student job holder (%) | 20.9 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 20.8 | 0.89 |
Study grant holder (%) | 41.7 | 31.3 | 24.6 | 34.0 | <.0001 |
Students living (%) | <.0001 | ||||
At parents | 32.6 | 29.4 | 63.8 | 50.1 | |
In rented accommodation | 42.2 | 52.0 | 23.1 | 29.7 | |
On campus | 25.2 | 18.6 | 13.1 | 20.2 | |
Living in couples (%) | 13.9 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 12.6 | 0.01 |
Curriculum (%) | <.0001 | ||||
Technology | 13.5 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.0 | |
Mixed university group | 42.1 | 31.8 | 25.9 | 35.1 | |
Business School | 6.2 | 14.9 | 34.8 | 14.3 | |
Engineering | 17.8 | 20.1 | 15.1 | 18.3 | |
Health Care | 20.4 | 20.8 | 11.3 | 19.3 | |
Academic year of study (%) | 0.31 | ||||
1 | 48.3 | 46.8 | 45.5 | 47.0 | |
2 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 16.3 | |
3 | 16.7 | 20.3 | 17.3 | 16.9 | |
>3 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 19.8 | |
Age at first episode of drunkeness mean (SD) | 17.1 (1.8) | 16.7 (1.7) | 15.8 (1.7) | 16.6 (1.6) | 0.29 |
Regular practice of sport (%) | 57.0 | 64.4 | 72.4 | 63.0 | 0.001 |
Length of sleep ≤7 h (%) | 43.5 | 46.7 | 54.2 | 46.6 | 0.001 |
Depressiona (%) | 0.003 | ||||
No | 51.3 | 53.4 | 60.3 | 53.2 | |
Low | 23.9 | 28.9 | 19.9 | 26.0 | |
Moderate and severe | 24.8 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 20.8 | |
Perceived Stress Scale (SD) | 16.3 (7.4) | 15.3 (7.2) | 14.7 (7.0) | 15.6 (7.3) | 0.001 |
Smoker (%) | 8.0 | 26.7 | 45.0 | 22.9 | <.0001 |
Occasional cannabis user (%) | 14.3 | 47.0 | 75.3 | 39.8 | <.0001 |
Alcohol abuse problems (%) | 6.6 | 29.0 | 66.5 | 26.6 | <.0001 |
Risk of cyberaddiction (%) | 22.7 | 25.9 | 30.5 | 25.4 | 0.008 |