Trends in College Binge Drinking During a Period of Increased Prevention Efforts: Findings from 4 Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study Surveys: 1993–2001 |
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Authors: | Jae Eun Lee DrPH Meichun Kuo ScD Mark Seibring BA BS Toben F Nelson MS Hang Lee PhD |
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Institution: | 1. Purdue University , USA;2. Human Sexuality Research and Education Program, The Center for Health Promotion, Lambert Building , Purdue University , W. Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA;3. Purdue University , USA |
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Abstract: | Abstract The 2001 Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study surveyed students at 119 4-year colleges that participated in the 1993, 1997, and 1999 studies. Responses in the 4 survey years were compared to determine trends in heavy alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, and encounters with college and community prevention efforts. In 2001, approximately 2 in 5 (44.4%) college students reported binge drinking, a rate almost identical to rates in the previous 3 surveys. Very little change in overall binge drinking occurred at the individual college level. The percentages of abstainers and frequent binge drinkers increased, a polarization of drinking behavior first noted in 1997. A sharp rise in frequent binge drinking was noted among students attending all-women's colleges. Other significant changes included increases in immoderate drinking and harm among drinkers. More students lived in substance-free housing and encountered college educational efforts and sanctions resulting from their alcohol use. |
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Keywords: | alcohol alcohol-related problems binge drinking college students secondhand effects of alcohol prevention |
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