Table 2 Students’ sociodemographic and academic characteristics by six alcohol consumption indicators in the United Kingdom (Academic year 2007–2008)
A. Long duration of drinking* | B. Large amount of drinking** | C. High frequency of drinking | D. Heavy episodic drinking | E. Problem drinking | F. Possible alcohol dependence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 857 (34.4) | 1027 (41.7) | 997 (37.7) | 1521 (64.6) | 496 (20.4) | 167 (8.1) |
Male | 347 (48.6) | 438 (62.3) | 453 (60.2) | 528 (76.4) | 195 (29.3) | 105 (15.8) |
Year of study | ||||||
1st year | 539 (39.2) | 651 (48.4) | 639 (44.2) | 886 (68.7) | 276 (20.4) | 110 (8.1) |
2nd year | 412 (40.8) | 488 (49.0) | 440 (40.9) | 682 (70.7) | 236 (24.4) | 94 (9.7) |
3rd year | 219 (35.7) | 200 (45.2) | 261 (40.7) | 378 (64.3) | 137 (24.6) | 46 (8.3) |
≥ 4th year | 67 (27.5) | 71 (29.6) | 130 (50.2) | 127 (54.7) | 54 (22.9) | 24 (10.2) |
Have intimate partner | ||||||
Yes | 633 (38.4) | 777 (48.1) | 664 (38.7) | 1069 (68.1) | 312 (19.9) | 126 (8.6) |
No | 518 (41.0) | 607 (48.6) | 654 (48.3) | 854 (71.6) | 319 (25.4) | 131 (10.6) |
Accomodation during semester | ||||||
With parents | 348 (42.3) | 402 (49.4) | 259 (29.6) | 515 (64.6) | 150 (18.5) | 66 (8.1) |
Other accomodation | 923 (36.5) | 1133(45.5) | 1249 (47.0) | 1621 (68.1) | 564 (23.8) | 213 (9.6) |
Parental education | ||||||
Both parents high | 850 (37.5) | 1018 (45.6) | 1008 (41.8) | 1448 (66.4) | 472 (21.4) | 171 (7.7) |
Mother high, father low | 74 (37.9) | 98 (50.3) | 87 (42.9) | 128 (68.4) | 57 (30.5) | 30 (16.0) |
Father high, mother low | 97 (36.2) | 124 (47.5) | 140 (51.5) | 183 (72.0) | 56 (22.9) | 27 (11.0) |
Both parents low | 69 (40.8) | 81 (49.1) | 84 (46.7) | 104 (66.7) | 42 (27.1) | 16 (10.3) |
Perceived income sufficiency | ||||||
Always sufficient | 454 (34.6) | 548 (42.4) | 608 (43.5) | 800 (63.6) | 252 (19.7) | 103 (8.1) |
Other | 729 (40.5) | 886 (49.8) | 794 (42.2) | 1195 (69.8) | 409 (23.9) | 160 (9.4) |
Educational (academic achievement) variables | ||||||
Important to achieve good grades | ||||||
Higher importance | 765 (37.5) | 942 (46.7) | 864 (40.0) | 1296 (66.9) | 426 (21.8) | 160 (8.2) |
Same/less importance | 450 (38.2) | 532 (45.9) | 599 (47.8) | 762 (67.4) | 271 (23.4) | 116 (10.0) |
Academic performance compared to peers | ||||||
Same or better performance | 969 (37.0) | 1186 (46.0) | 1185 (42.7) | 1675 (67.0) | 543 (21.5) | 215 (8.5) |
Lower performance | 239 (41.0) | 281 (49.0) | 26.9 (43.9) | 365 (67.3) | 150 (26.7) | 58 (10.3) |