Table 1.
Descriptive data
| Variable | Males (n = 75) | Females (n = 75) | Total (n = 150) |
| Anticipated no. of drinks, M (SD) | 8.47 | 7.07 | 7.76 |
| (5.16) | (4.36) | (4.80) | |
| Actual no. of drinks consumed, M (SD) | 12.47 | 8.94 | 10.70 |
| (6.72) | (5.47) | (6.35) | |
| Type of alcohol, % | |||
| Beer | 29.49 | 7.83 | 18.66 |
| Mixe | 3.53 | 10.11 | 6.82 |
| Shots | 32.54 | 32.73 | 32.63 |
| Mixed drinks | 34.46 | 48.10 | 41.27 |
| No. of influential peers, % | |||
| 0 | 36.84 | 40.79 | 38.82 |
| 1 | 28.95 | 25.00 | 26.97 |
| ≥2 | 34.21 | 34.21 | 34.21 |
| No. of 21st birthday traditions, % | |||
| 0 | 39.47 | 40.79 | 40.13 |
| 1 | 31.58 | 38.16 | 34.87 |
| ≥2 | 28.95 | 21.05 | 25.00 |
| Pace, M (SD)a | 3.53 | 2.83 | 3.18 |
| (2.63) | (3.00) | (2.84) | |
a
Pace was computed by dividing number of self-reported drinks by total time spent drinking during celebration.