Table 2 Demographics, harms and influencing factors for low risk and hazardous drinkers at the two time periods

Gender

0.000

0.000**

 Male

407 (53.1)

359 (46.9)

766

405 (57.5)

299 (42.5)

704 (37.3)

 Female

823 (64.8)

447 (35.2)

1270

761 (65)

413 (35)

1174 (62.2)

 Other

0

4 (100)

4

3 (37.5)

5 (62.5)

8 (0.4)

 Total

1230

810

2040

1169

717

1886

Age

0.528

0.004*

 18–20 years

606 (61)

388 (39)

994 (48.7)

563 (59)

391 (41)

954 (50.6)

 21–24 years

624 (59.6)

423 (40.4)

1047 (51.3)

607 (65)*

326 (35)*

933 (49.4)

 Total

1230

811

2041

1170

717

1887

International Students

0.000

0.000**

 International

160 (74.8)

54 (25.2)

214 (10.5)

157 (88.2)*

21 (11.8)*

178 (9.4)

 Domestic

1070 (58.6)

757 (41.4)

1827 (89.5)

1013 (59.3)

696 (40.7)

1709 (90.6)

 Total

1230

811

2041

1107

717

1887

Faculty

0.285

0.116

 Health Science

474 (61.5)

297 (38.5)

771 (37.2)

429 (62.5)

257 (37.5)

686 (36.4)

 Science and Engineering

262 (58)

190 (42)

452 (22.4)

245 (59.8)

165 (40.2)

410 (21.7)

 Humanities

246 (58.6)

174 (41.4)

420 (20)

285 (66)*

147 (34)

432 (22.9)

 Business

247 (62.7)

147 (37.3)

394 (20.1)

210 (59.2)

145 (40.8)

355 (18.8)

 Aboriginal Studies

1 (25)

3 (75)

4 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

3 (0.4)

4 (0.2)

 Total

1230

811

2041

1170

717

1887

Place of residence while at university

0.279

0.000**

 Share flat/house

275 (58)

199 (42)

474

274 (23.4)

209 (29.1)*

483 (25.6)

 Student housing

57 (63.3)

33 (36.7)

90

46 (3.9)

44 (6.1)

90 (4.8)

 Parent/guardian

786 (60.6)

510 (39.4)

1296

728 (62.2)

407 (56.8)*

1135 (60.1)

 Live alone

21 (68.4)

12 (34.6)

33

19 (1.6)

13 (1.8)

32 (1.7)

 With partner/children

67 (68.4)

31 (31.6)

98

82 (7.0)

25 (3.5)

107 (5.7)

 Board/live with other relative or friend/other

24 (48)

26 (52)

50

21 (1.8)

19 (2.6)

40 (2.2)

 Total

1230

811

2041

1170

717

1887

Experienced harm

M2.453

M 5.6662

M 3.596

0.000

M 2.089

M6.0713-

M 3.5958

0.000**

SD 2.453

SD 3.088

SD 3.20

SD 2.394

SD 3.2023

SD 3.3421

CI 2.079–2.357

CI 5.451–5.881

CI 4.455–3.736

CI 1.951–2.227

CI 5.833–6.308

CI 3.443–3.748

Second-hand harm

M 1.305

M 3.221

M 2.070

0.000

M 1.284

M 3.906

M 2.279

0.000**

SD 2.550

SD 4.660

SD 3.668

SD 2.525

SD 5.720

SD 4.240

CI 1.61–1.44

CI 2.89–3.54

CI 1.919–2.231

CI 1.134–1.425

CI 3.471–4.342

CI 2.080–2.478

Witnessed harm

M 1.476

M 3.148

M 2.144

0.000

M 1.279

M 3.160

M 1.990

0.000**

SD 2.841

SD 4.101

SD 3.497

SD 2.479

SD 4.036

SD 3.287

CI 1.316–1.636

CI 2.864–3.431

CI 1.992–2.296

CI 1.136–1.422

CI 2.861–3.459

CI 1.841–2.140

Academic problems

M 0.4891

M 2.555

M 1.314

0.00

M 0.489

M 2.798

M 1.363

0.000**

SD 1.454

SD 3.578

SD 2.721

SD 1.461

SD 3.726

SD 2.798

CI 0.406–0.571

CI 2.307–2.804

CI 1.195–1.434

CI 0.405–0.574

CI 2.522–3.075

CI 1.235–1.490

Alcohol expectancies

M 21.110

M 23.312

M 21.985

0.000

M 20.817

M 23.555

M 21.857

0.000**

SD 3.669

SD 2.920

SD 3.558

SD 3.990

SD 2.964

SD 3.869

CI 20.905–21.315

CI 23.110–23.513

CI 21.830–22.139

CI 20.588–21.0460

CI 23.337–23.772

CI 21.682–22.032

Friends who drink regularly

0.000

0.000**

 None

34 (2.9)

4 (0.5)

38 (1.9)

58 (5.1)**

4 (0.6)

62 (3.4)

 A few

432 (36.2)

87 (11)

519 (26.2)

428 (37.6)

65 (9.4)

493 (27.0)

 Half

217 (18.2)

76 (9.6)

293 (14.8)

192 (16.9)

87 (12.6)

279 (15.3)

 Most

431 (36.2)

431 (54.6)

862 (43.5)

394 (34.6)

358 (51.9)

752 (41.1)

 All

78 (6.5)

192 (24.3)

270 (13.6)

67 (5.9)

176 (25.5)

243 (13.3)