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Table 3 Frequency of students having at least one standard drink/drink/serve in the past year

From: Inaccuracies in survey reporting of alcohol consumption

 

Standard drinks N (%)

Drinks/Serves N (%)

P-valuej

Frequency of drinking

All studentsa, b, c

 Monthly or less

181 (44.69)

71 (17.75)

 

 2–4 times per month

138 (34.07)

162 (40.50)

 

 2or 3 times per week

66 (16.30)

149 (37.25)

 

 4+ times per week

20 (4.94)

18 (4.94)

< 0.001

Australian studentsd, e, f

 Monthly or less

30 (25.00)

33 (28.70)

 

 2–4 times per month

49 (40.83)

41 (35.65)

 

 2or 3 times per week

31 (25.83)

34 (29.57)

 

 4+ times per week

10 (8.33)

7 (6.09)

0.083

USA studentsg, h, i

 Monthly or less

151 (52.98)

38 (13.33)

 

 2–4 times per month

89 (31.23)

121 (42.46)

 

 2or 3 times per week

35 (12.28)

115 (40.35)

 

 4+ times per week

10 (3.51)

11 (3.86)

< 0.001

  1. an(All students who reported drinking standard drinks) = 405; bn(All students who reported drinking drinks or serves) = 400;
  2. cn(Australian students who reported drinking standard drinks and drinks or serves) = 398; dn(Australian students who reported drinking standard drinks) = 120;
  3. en(Australian students who reported drinking drinks or serves) = 115; fn(Australian students who reported drinking standard drinks and drinks or serves) = 113;
  4. gn(USA students who reported drinking standard drinks) = 285; hn(USA students who reported drinking drinks or serves) = 285; iin(USA students who reported drinking standard drinks and drinks or serves) = 285; jStuart-Maxwell test for marginal homogeneity
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