Within the last 30 days, college students reported using:
Substance |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Cigarettes |
14.0 |
9.5 |
10.8 |
E-Cigarettes |
3.2 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
Alcohol |
62.6 |
66.6 |
65.7 |
Marijuana |
3.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
Hookah |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
Drinking and Driving:
- 2.0 % of college students reported driving after having 5 or more drinks in the last 30 days.*
- 28.3 % of college students reported driving after having any alcohol in the last 30 days.* *Students responding “N/A, don’t drive” and “N/A don’t drink” were excluded from this analysis.
Reported number of drinks consumed the last time students “partied” or socialized. Only students reporting one or more drinks were included.
Number of drinks* |
Percent (%) |
Male |
Female |
Total |
4 or fewer |
|
60.8 |
68.8 |
66.2 |
5 |
|
6.3 |
11.9 |
10.7 |
6 |
|
8.9 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
7 or more |
|
24.1 |
12.1 |
15.4 |
Mean |
4.77 |
3.76 |
4.05 |
Median |
4.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
Std Dev |
3.48 |
2.58 |
2.95 |
* Students reporting 0 drinks were excluded.
Reported number of times college students consumed five or more drinks in a sitting within the last two weeks:
Percent (%) |
Male |
Female |
Total |
N/A don’t drink |
26.2 |
20.8 |
22.2 |
None |
43.9 |
54.1 |
51.4 |
1-2 times |
21.3 |
19.5 |
19.9 |
3-5 times |
6.3 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
6 or more times |
2.3 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
Percent of college students who reported using prescription drugs that were not prescribed to them within the last 12 months:
Percent (%) |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Antidepressants |
0.9 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
Erectile dysfunction drugs |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
Pain killers |
5.4 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
Sedatives |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
Stimulants |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
|
|
|
|
Used 1 or more of the above |
12.7 |
13.3 |
13.3 |
College students reported doing the following most of the time or always when they “partied” or socialized during the last 12 months:*
Percent (%) |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Alternate non-alcoholic with alcoholic beverages |
35.8 |
40.4 |
39.0 |
Avoid drinking games |
44.1 |
49.9 |
48.4 |
Choose not to drink alcohol |
17.6 |
30.0 |
26.6 |
Determine in advance not to exceed a set number of drinks |
40.6 |
50.1 |
47.4 |
Eat before and/or during drinking |
87.7 |
85.0 |
85.2 |
Have a friend let you know when you have had enough |
32.3 |
44.7 |
40.9 |
Keep track of how many drinks being consumed |
60.9 |
71.9 |
68.8 |
Pace drinks to one or fewer an hour |
33.1 |
43.0 |
40.2 |
Stay with the same group of friends the entire time drinking |
89.5 |
94.0 |
92.4 |
Stick with only one kind of alcohol when drinking |
49.7 |
58.3 |
56.2 |
Use a designated driver |
81.4 |
92.7 |
88.9 |
|
|
|
|
Reported one or more of the above |
97.0 |
99.8 |
99.0 |
*Students responding “N/A, don’t drink” were excluded from this analysis.
College students who drank alcohol reported experiencing the following in the last 12 months when drinking alcohol:*
Percent (%)MaleFemaleTotal |
Did something you later regretted |
25.6 |
34.0 |
32.1 |
Forgot where you were or what you did |
19.5 |
24.0 |
23.1 |
Got in trouble with the police |
2.5 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
Someone had sex with me without my consent |
0.6 |
4.3 |
3.2 |
Had sex with someone without their consent |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Had unprotected sex |
26.2 |
23.0 |
24.1 |
Physically injured yourself |
13.5 |
11.7 |
12.1 |
Physically injured another person |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
Seriously considered suicide |
6.7 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
|
|
|
|
Reported one or more of the above |
48.2 |
48.4 |
48.7 |
*Students responding “N/A, don’t drink” were excluded from this analysis.