Table 1.
Baseline demographic and drinking characteristics of participants
| Screening Sample N = 1407 | Eligible Sample N = 810 | Consented Sample N = 509 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Ineligible n = 597 | Eligible n = 810 | Not Reached or Not Consented n = 301 | Consented n = 509 | Incomplete Follow-up Data n = 154 | Complete Follow-up Data n = 344 |
| Gender (% female) | 70% | 61%** | 55% | 65%** | 63% | 66% |
| Ethnicity (% White) | 72% | 88%** | 86% | 89% | 90% | 89% |
| Year (% freshmen) | 58% | 55%** | 54% | 55%** | 53% | 56% |
| Residence (% on campus) | 79% | 83%** | 78% | 86%** | 85% | 87% |
| Greek status (% non-Greek) | 91% | 78%** | 77% | 79% | 72% | 82%* |
| Age | 19.7 (3.1) | 19.3 (1.4)** | 19.5 (2.1) | 19.2 (0.8)* | 19.3 (0.9) | 19.2 (0.7) |
| Drinks/week | 3.5 (5.5) | 19.2 (13.6)** | 19.2 (15.2) | 19.2 (12.6) | 20.9 (13.4) | 18.5 (12.1) * |
| Drinks/drinking day | 1.5 (1.7) | 5.6 (3.2)** | 5.9 (3.8) | 5.7 (2.7) | 5.7 (2.9) | 5.6 (2.6) |
| Heavy drinking frequency | 1.0 (2.0) | 6.8 (4.4)** | 6.1 (4.5) | 7.2 (4.4)** | 7.9 (4.5) | 6.8 (4.3) * |
| Peak BAC | 0.09 (0.07) | 0.21 (0.09)** | 0.20 (0.10) | 0.21 (0.09) | 0.21 (0.08) | 0.21 (0.09) |
| RAPI total | 2.1 (3.7) | 7.0 (6.0)** | 6.4 (5.3) | 7.4 (6.3)* | 7.2 (5.9) | 7.5 (6.4) |
Note. Values indicate the means (and standard deviations) unless otherwise noted. All drinking variables sample the previous month. BAC = blood alcohol concentration. RAPI = Rutgers Alcohol Problems Index.
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