UWSP Student Alcohol and Other Drug Use Survey
Male/Female Comparisons
Question/Category 1998 Male Female
Sex
Males 50.4%
Females 49.6%
Age
=<18 8.8% 6.4% 11.5%
19-20 42.8% 38.5% 47.5%
21-22 31.6% 33.6% 29.5%
23-24 11.4% 14.5% 8.0%
Year in School
Freshman 29.8% 25.5% 34.3%
Sophomore 18.5% 21.8% 15.2%
Junior 22.9% 22.8% 23.0%
Senior 28.1% 28.9% 27.2%
Other --- ---- ----
Graduate Student .7% 1.0% .4%
Race
Caucasion 95.3% 94.5% 96.1%
African-American .7% .7% .7%
Native-American .3% ---- .7%
Latino-Chicano .5% .7% .4%
Asian 3.1% 4.2% 2.1%
Other ---
Residence
on-campus 46.7% 44.2% 49.3%
off campus w/ friends 34.5% 38.8% 30.1%
off campus alone 8.5% 8.8% 8.2%
w/ family 10.2% 8.2% 12.4%
frat/sorority house 0 0 0
Last semester GPA
1.0-2.0 4.6% 4.8% 4.3%
2.0-3.0 43.7% 45.7% 41.4%
3.0-4.0 51.8% 49.5% 54.1%
Parents have
problem with alcohol?
Yes 21.1% 20.4% 21.8%
No 76.9% 77.9% 75.8%
unsure 2.1% 1.7% 2.5%
Grandparents
problem with alcohol?
Yes 33.2% 30.6% 35.8%
No 61.7% 63.3% 60%
unsure 5.2% 6.1% 4.2%
1998 Male Female
Do you drink
alcohol?
Yes 86.3% 85.3% 87.4%
No 13.5% 14.3% 12.6%
How often to you
drink?
Where do you drink?
on campus 47.7% 53% 42.2%
house parties 59.0% 64.9% 52.9%
bars 66.3% 69.7% 62.9%
friend's house 90.5% 93.3% 87.7%
parents' home 57.5% 63.4% 51.4%
car 13.3% 20.7% 5.7%
Other 23.5% 27.5% 19.7%
Where do you drink
MOST?
on campus 19.8% 23.1% 16.1%
off campus w/ friends 83.0% 81.1% 84.8%
home 16.1% 19.3% 12.8%
off campus-alone 5.0% 7.2% 2.7%
frat/sorority house 0 ----- -----
Other 10.7% 8.4% 13.2%
Car 2.9% 5.6% 0
House parties 27.1% 28.5% 25.7%
How has drinking
changed?
started drinking 18.6% 12.8% 24.5%
drinking more 32.7% 37.2% 28.1%
drinking less 16.2% 20.0% 12.4%
no change 32.5% 30.0% 34.9%
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%
Male
Day # of drinks consumed #
hours drinking
1-2 3-4 5 & up 1-2
3-4 5 & up
Monday 83.5% 11.8% 2.4% 85.2% 8.6% 4.9%
Tuesday 76.1% 7.6% 15.2% 77.3% 14.8% 6.8%
Wednesday 69.7% 19.1% 10.1% 70% 22.2% 6.7%
Thursday 26.6% 16.8% 55.5% 24.1% 41.4% 32.8%
Friday 20.2% 14.3% 64.0% 16.7% 30.5% 50.7%
Saturday 24.4% 14.8% 58.9% 21.4% 30.1% 46.6%
Sunday 71.1% 19.3% 8.4% 75.3% 15.3% 7.1%
Female
Day # of drinks consumed # hours drinking
1-2 3-4 5 & up 1-2
3-4 5 & up
Monday 93.3% 6.7% 0 92.5% 5.0% 2.5%
Tuesday 84.6% 15.4% 0 82.1% 15.4% 2.6%
Wednesday 85.1% 12.8% 2.1% 71.2% 21.2% 7.7%
Thursday 37.7% 31.1% 30.3% 31.7% 52.8% 13.8%
Friday 30.5% 35.6% 33.3% 23.3% 47.2% 29.0%
Saturday 34.9% 32.3% 31.7% 21.1% 51.9% 26.5%
Sunday 82.1% 7.7% 10.3% 83.8% 13.5% 2.7%
1998 Male Female
Why do you drink
alcohol?
to relax/relieve tension
not a reason 30.0% 28.5% 30.6%
occasionally 54.0% 55.6% 53.2%
frequently 16.1% 15.9% 16.2%
escape problems
not a reason 70.6% 69.7% 71.1%
occasionally 24.7% 25.6% 23.8%
frequently 4.8% 4.6% 5.1%
peer pressure
not a reason 53.8% 45.2% 60.3%
occasionally 34.5% 37.7% 33.3%
frequently 11.7% 17.2% 6.4%
improve performance
not a reason 93.0% 90% 96.2%
occasionally 4.2% 5.4% 3.0%
frequently 2.8% 4.6% .9%
taste
not a reason 18.1% 14.2% 23.0%
occasionally 44.6% 39.7% 48.1%
frequently 37.1% 45.6% 28.9%
1998 Male Female
get buzzed
not a reason 23.4% 24.2% 22.1%
occasionally 37.8% 35.0% 41.7%
frequently 38.8% 40.8% 36.2%
because of habit
not a reason 86.1% 81.2% 91.9%
occasionally 11.1% 13.4% 8.1%
frequently 2.8% 5.4% 0
to deepen self-understanding
not a reason 90.3% 85.8% 94%
occasionally 8.0% 11.7% 5.1%
frequently 1.8% 2.5% .9%
boredom/nothing else to do
not a reason 68.4% 60.7% 76.7%
occasionally 24.7% 30.1% 19.1%
frequently 7.0% 9.2% 4.3%
to fit in
not a reason 84.9% 79.5% 89.8%
occasionally 12.3% 15.9% 9.8%
frequently 2.6% 4.2% .4%
to become more outgoing/sociable
not a reason 48.0% 41.8% 52.8%
occasionally 44.6% 48.5% 42.6%
frequently 7.3% 9.6% 4.7%
to impress others
not a reason 89.9% 85.8% 94.5%
occasionally 7.7% 11.3% 4.3%
frequently 2.4% 2.9% 1.3%
to stimulate sex
not a reason 85.1% 80.0% 90.6%
occasionally 11.1% 13.3% 8.1%
frequently 3.8% 6.7% 1.3%
to rebel
not a reason 87.3% 83.7% 90.2%
occasionally 10.4% 11.7% 9.4%
frequently 2.4% 4.6% .4%
for fun and excitement
not a reason 22.4% 22.6% 20.4%
occasionally 46.2% 40.6% 53.6%
frequently 31.3% 36.8% 26.0%
to get drunk
not a reason 44.5% 39.1% 49.8%
occasionally 39.4% 41.2% 37.0%
frequently 16.1% 19.7% 13.2%
Have you used or do you use drugs other than
alcohol? Male Female
Yes 32.4% 38% 27.7%
No 67.5% 62% 72%
1998
|
|
Never Used M F |
Used in past but not currently M F |
Currently use less than 5 days/mo. M F |
Use 5-10 days/mo. M F |
Use more than 10 days/mo. M F |
|
Marijuana |
26.7% 22.7 31.4 |
39.4% 34.8 41.5 |
14.1% 17.7 10.2 |
8.7% 9.9 8.5 |
11.2% 14.9 8.5 |
|
72.5% 66.2 81 |
22.3% 28.1 13.8 |
4.0% 3.6 5.2 |
.7% 1.4 -- |
.4% .7 --- |
|
|
79.7% 76.3 82.5 |
17.1% 21.6 14 |
2.2% 1.4 3.5 |
--- --- --- |
.4% .7 --- |
|
|
70.1% 62.9 77 |
22.5% 27.9 16.8 |
5.9% 6.4 6.2 |
.7% 1.4 --- |
.7% 1.4 --- |
|
|
Cocaine |
87.9% 85.1 90.4 |
9.5% 11.3 7.9 |
1.8% 2.1 1.8 |
.4% .7 -- |
.4% .7 --- |
|
Uppers-amphetamines |
78.1% 77.5 78.9 |
16.3% 16.7 14.9 |
4.1% 4.3 4.4 |
.4% --- .9 |
1.1% 1.4 .9 |
|
Downers—barbituates |
94.8% 93.5 96.5 |
4.1% 5.1 2.7 |
.4%
--- .9 |
.4% .7 -- |
.4% .7 -- |
|
Crack |
97.1% 95.7 98.3 |
1.5% 2.2 .9 |
.7% .7 .9 |
.4% .7 -- |
.4% .7 -- |
|
Downers—non-barbituates |
97.1% 95.7 99.1 |
1.8% 2.9 --- |
.7% .7 .9 |
--- --- -- |
.4% .7 -- |
|
Tranquilizers |
