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. 2009 Jul;(16):96–105. doi: 10.15288/jsads.2009.s16.96

Table 2.

Means and standard deviations across assessment years at the comparison site

Item Assessment year
Year 2 Mean (SD) Year 3 Mean (SD) Year 4 Mean (SD)
Self-reported behaviorsa
 Alcohol use composite 0.00 0.02 −0.01
 Alcohol use at off-campus party 2.80 2.82 2.82
 Alcohol-impaired driving 0.07 (0.20) 0.07 (0.20) 0.06 (0.19)
Awareness of formal efforts
 Enforce drinking and driving laws 2.16 (1.28) 2.28 (1.24) 2.49 (1.34)
 Reduce underage access 2.36 (1.23) 2.21 (1.20) 2.28 (1.19)
 Implement responsible beverage service 1.95 (0.93) 1.85 (0.87) 1.82 (0.88)
Perceived likelihood of enforcement/consequences
 Apprehension for MLDA violation 2.33 (0.71) 2.27 (0.69) 2.33 (0.77)
 Consequences for false ID 3.60 (0.98) 3.35 (0.92) 3.36 (0.84)
 Consequences for alcohol-impaired driving 3.09 (0.90) 3.30 (0.83) 3.38 (0.77)
 Consequences for off-campus party 2.93 (0.77) 2.82 (0.71) 2.73 (0.73)
Perceived alcohol availability
 Likelihood of responsible alcohol service 3.12 (0.66) 3.17 (0.70) 3.32 (0.68)
 Difficulty finding an off-campus party 1.77 (0.87) 1.72 (0.81) 1.69 (0.79)
Perception of students' behavior at a party 3.94 (0.55) 3.79 (0.57) 3.74 (0.57)

Notes: Data were not collected in Year 1 at the comparison site. MLDA = minimum legal drinking age; ID = identification.

a

To adjust for race, place of residence, and fraternity/sorority involvement, least squares means are reported for the alcohol use composite and alcohol use at an off-campus party.