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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2008 Oct 11;34(2):232–235. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.10.010

Table 1.

Descriptive data for each sample.

Demographics Borsari & Carey, 2000
(n = 29)
Carey et al., 2006
(n = 138)
Murphy et al., 2004
(n = 54)
Data Collection Period 1999 2001–2003 2001 – 2002
Age 18.6 (0.81) 19.29 (0.87) 19.91 (1.22)

Male 56% 35% 31%

Caucasian 90% 87% 94%

Greek Membership 14% 26% 52%
Year in School
 Freshman 68% 50% 8%
 Sophomore 23% 38% 34%
 Junior 2% 9% 34%
 Senior 7% 3% 24%
Alcohol Use
Frequency of drinking, past month 12.6 (4.80) 14.17 (5.38) 12.58 (5.17)
Drinks per week 18.1 (10.52) 20.62 (14.44) 24.12 (8.74)
Binge drinking epidodes, past month 4.80 (1.04) 7.64 (4.62) 9.21 (5.05)
Alcohol-related Problems
RAPI 3.4 (0.94) 5.94 (4.16) 7.85 (4.24)

Note. RAPI = Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index, dichotomously scored