UWSP Student Alcohol and Other Drug Use Survey
Comparisons
Question/Category 1990
1992 1994 1996 1998
Sex
Males 39.1% 49% 39.7% 40.0% 50.4%
Females 60.9% 51% 60.3% 60.0% 49.6%
Age
=<18 8.8% 14% 31.2% 9.6%
8.8%
19-20 32.6% 42% 31.8% 41.3% 42.8%
21-22 28.6% 26% 15.2% 27.4% 31.6%
23-24 13.6% 7% 6.5% 8.8% 11.4%
Year in School
Freshman 24.6%
33% 51.4% 29.7% 29.8%
Sophomore 17.8%
23% 19.5% 19.6% 18.5%
Junior 21.2%
24% 19.8% 19.4% 22.9%
Senior 32.3% 18% 11.4% 26.4% 28.1%
Other 4.0%
2% 0 3.7% ---
Race
Caucasion 95.5%
92% 94% 90.5% 95.3%
African-American 0 <1% 1.3% .4% .7%
Native-American .6%
< 1% 1.5% .4% .3%
Latino-Chicano .3% <
1% 0 1.0% .5%
Asian 3.4% 6%
2.3% 6.9%
3.1%
Other .3%
< 1% .8% .6% ---
Residence
on-campus 42%
57% 72.6% 48.5% 46.7%
off campus w/ friends 32% 23% 13.7% 28.4% 34.5%
off campus alone 8.5%
5%
2.9% 6.4% 8.5%
w/ family 17%
15% 10.8% 16.6% 10.2%
frat/sorority house .3% 1% 0 0 0
Last semester GPA
1.0-2.0 N/A
N/A 13.5% 4.8%
4.6%
2.0-3.0 N/A
N/A 45.1% 35.1% 43.7%
3.0-4.0 N/A
N/A 40.5% 60.2% 51.8%
Parents have
problem with alcohol?
Yes 18.1% 18% 27.7% 16.6% 21.1%
No 73.9% 77% 61.7% 80.7% 76.9%
unsure
7.9% 5% 10.6% 2.7%
2.1%
Grandparents
problem with alcohol?
Yes 30.6% 27% 35.6% 30.6% 33.2%
No 60.6% 65% 53.2% 65.7% 61.7%
unsure
8.8% 8% 11.2% 3.7% 5.2%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998
Do you drink
alcohol?
Yes 83.3% 80% 67.1% 78.4% 86.3%
No 16.7% 20% 32.9% 21.6% 13.5%
How often to you
drink?
Where do you drink?
on campus 42.5%
49% 53.4% 13.3% 47.7%
house parties 58.5%
65% 45.4% 18.2% 59.0%
bars 74.9% 70% 66.4% 22.2% 66.3%
friend's house 83.0%
72% 53.4% 25.1% 90.5%
parents' home 69.7%
65% 45.1% 14.0% 57.5%
car 10.5% 13% 8.3% 2.8% 13.3%
Other 7.1%
0% 1.1% 4.4% 23.5%
Where do you drink
MOST?
on campus 15.1%
10% 21.3% 10.7% 19.8%
off campus w/ friends 67.4%
83% 57.5% 69.4% 83.0%
home 14.7% 7% 14.1% 13.5% 16.1%
off campus-alone N/A N/A 1.7% 1.3% 5.0%
frat/sorority house N/A N/A 1.7% .5% 0
Other N/A N/A
3.7% 4.6% 10.7%
Car ----
----- ----- ----- 2.9%
House parties
---- ----- ----- ----- 27.1%
How has drinking
changed?
started drinking 9.2%
12% 20.4% 20.1% 18.6%
drinking more 31.9%
32% 12.6% 30.2% 32.7%
drinking less 21.7%
22% 14.9% 19.3% 16.2%
no change 37.3%
32% 52.3% 30.4% 32.5%
***NOTE: We began collecting the following
information in 1994.
1994
Day # of drinks consumed # hours drinking
1-2 3-4 5
and up 1-2 3-4
5 and up
Monday 5.2% .3% 0 5.5%
0 0
Tuesday 4.6% .9%
0 4.9%
.6% 0
Wednesday 4.0% 2.0%
1.1% 5.2%
.6% .9%
Thursday 20.9%
9.2% 17.5% 20.1%
10.3% 14.9%
Friday 17.2% 8.9%
23.6% 12.9% 21.3% 13.8%
Saturday 17.8% 9.5% 20.9% 11.2% 13.8% 18.7%
Sunday 2.6% .3% 3.4% 2.9% 0 1.7%
1996
Day # of drinks consumed # hours drinking
1-2 3-4 5 & up 1-2
3-4 5 & up
Monday 7.5% 1.0% .5% 6.5% 1.3% 0
Tuesday 6.5% .5%
1.0% 5.5% 1.6% .3%
Wednesday 6.5% 1.0% 1.0% 6.8% 1.3% 0
Thursday 9.9% 11.4% 21.8% 9.6% 18.2%
13.5%
Friday 20.5% 21.0% 27.8% 16.1% 27.5%
21.8%
Saturday 21.0% 19.7% 31.9% 15.8% 27.5%
26.2%
Sunday
7.8% 1.0% .8% 7.8%
1.8% .5%
1998
Day # of drinks consumed # hours drinking
1-2 3-4 5 & up 1-2
3-4 5 & up
Monday 86.9% 10.0% 1.5% 87.6%
7.4% 4.1%
Tuesday 78.6% 9.9% 10.7% 78.7% 15.0% 5.5%
Wednesday 75.0% 16.9%
7.4% 70.4% 21.8% 7.0%
Thursday 31.2% 22.7% 45.1% 27.3% 46.1%
24.9%
Friday 25.0% 24.2% 49.7% 19.8% 38.3% 40.6%
Saturday 29.4% 23.0% 46.1% 21.2% 40.4% 37.1%
Sunday 74.6% 15.6% 9.0% 77.9% 14.8% 5.7%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998
Why do you drink
alcohol?
to relax/relieve tension
not a reason 27.5% 31% 30.5% 38.2% 30.0%
occasionally 61.0% 58% 42.0% 48.6% 54.0%
frequently 11.5% 10%
8.6% 12.5% 16.1%
escape problems
not a reason 68.1% 70% 62.9% 70.9% 70.6%
occasionally 29.5% 26% 18.7% 23.1% 24.7%
frequently 2.4%
3% 5.5% 4.9% 4.8%
peer pressure
not a reason 63.9% 65% 33.0% 68.3% 53.8%
occasionally 31.6% 29% 19.0% 28.1% 34.5%
frequently 4.4%
6% 6.9% 4.7% 11.7%
improve performance
not a reason 98.6% 98% 82.2% 96.4% 93.0%
occasionally .7% .3%
3.7% 1.3% 4.2%
frequently .7% .7% 1.1%
1.8% 2.8%
taste
not a reason 15.3% 20% 58.6% 22.3% 18.1%
occasionally 48.8% 41% 42.5% 42.9% 44.6%
frequently 35.9% 38% 21.6% 34.0% 37.1%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998
get buzzed
not a reason 21.4% 21% 18.7% 20.3% 23.4%
occasionally 45.4% 45% 51.7% 37.4% 37.8%
frequently 33.2% 34% 17.2% 40.8% 38.8%
because of habit
not a reason 85.8% 87% 75% 88.1% 86.1%
occasionally 11.9% 12%
9.5% 8.1% 11.1%
frequently 2.4%
1% .3% 2.1% 2.8%
to deepen self-understanding
not a reason 96.6% 94% 81.3% 91.7% 90.3%
occasionally 2.7%
5% 5.2% 5.7% 8.0%
frequently .7%
1% .9%
2.1% 1.8%
boredom/nothing else to do
not a reason 66.1% 69% 65.2% 64.2% 68.4%
occasionally 27.8% 27% 15.8% 30.4% 24.7%
frequently 6.1%
3% 5.5% 5.5% 7.0%
to fit in
not a reason ---
75% 82.5% 82.6% 84.9%
occasionally ---
22% 4.3% 15.1% 12.3%
frequently ---
3% .6% 1.8% 2.6%
to become more outgoing/sociable
not a reason 45.1% 47% 54.6% 54.8% 48.0%
occasionally 44.4% 43% 30.2% 37.7% 44.6%
frequently 10.5% 9%
2.9% 6.0% 7.3%
to impress others
not a reason 90.8% 91% 84.5% 90.4% 89.9%
occasionally 8.5%
7% 2.6%
7.0% 7.7%
frequently .7% 1% .3%
1.0% 2.4%
to stimulate sex
not a reason 87.8%
90% 81.3% 85.7% 85.1%
occasionally 11.5% 9%
5.2% 9.6% 11.1%
frequently .7%
1% .6% 3.1% 3.8%
to rebel
not a reason 90.2% 88% 76.1% 87.0% 87.3%
occasionally 8.8%
11% 11.2% 9.6% 10.4%
frequently 1.0%
1% .3% 1.8% 2.4%
for fun and excitement
not a reason 19.3% 24% 21.8% 22.3% 22.4%
occasionally 52.9% 47% 39.0% 43.9% 46.2%
frequently 27.8% 28% 24.0% 33.0% 31.3%
to get drunk
not a reason 55.3% 50% 50.0% 50.0% 44.5%
occasionally 34.2% 39% 24.0% 33.2% 39.4%
frequently 10.5% 10%
13.5% 15.6% 16.1%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998
Have you used or do you use drugs other than
alcohol?
Yes --- 36% 26.0% 38.0% 32.4%
No --- 64% 74.0% 62.0% 67.5%
1990 1992 1994 1996
Types of drugs used in past (1996)
or currently Past Currently
Hashish --- 25% 16% 21.5% 20.4% 1.1%
LSD --- 20% 18% 22.6% 19.4% 3.2%
Other psychedelics --- 18%
7% 19.8% 16.1% 3.7%
cocaine --- 18%
9% 13.0% 10.8% 2.2%
Uppers-amphetamines --- 29% 16% 23.1% 18.3% 4.8%
Downers-barbituates --- 8% 10% 5.9% 5.4%
.5%
crack --- 1%
0 3.2% 3.2% 0
downers-non-barbituates --- 6%
1% 4.3% 4.3% 0
tranquilizers --- 11%
7% 8.0% 7.5%
.5%
narcotics --- 17%
6% 14.0% 12.4% 1.6%
steroids --- 1%
5% 1.6% 1.6% 0
designer drugs --- 3%
0 2.2% 1.1% 1.1%
ice-smoked amphetamine --- 1%
0 1.6% 1.6% 0
Inhalants --- 3%
5% 8.6% 8.1% .5%
(*NOTE: The 1990 and 1992 surveys were calculated differently so the
information on the % of types of drugs used is incomparable. We were able to adapt the 1994 and 1996 survey to make the results
comparable.)
To get more detailed information on
drug use, we reworded the question to get more specific data in 1998.
1998
|
Drug |
Never Used |
Used in past but not currently |
Currently use less than 5 days/mo. |
Use 5-10 days/mo. |
Use more than 10 days/mo. |
|
Marijuana |
26.7% |