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. 2011 Mar;72(2):232–239. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2011.72.232

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of students (N = 19,838)

Total
Variable Treatment % or M (SD) Control % or M (SD) % or M (SD) n
Sex
 Male 37.9% 39.6% 38.9% 7,664
 Female 62.1% 60.4% 61.1% 12,099
Race/ethnicity
 African American/Black 6.7% 6.2% 6.5% 1,271
 Asian 8.5% 9.7% 9.2% 1,802
 Hispanic/Latino(a) 9.4% 5.5% 7.4% 1,452
 Other 5.0% 4.7% 4.7% 957
 White 74.7% 79.0% 76.9% 15,149
Age
 <21 years old 50.1% 52.1% 48.3% 9,622
 ≥21 years old 49.9% 47.9% 51.7% 10,056
Class year
 Freshman 23.6% 23.0% 23.3% 4,596
 Sophomore 21.2% 22.3% 21.7% 4,299
 Junior 25.9% 25.4% 25.7% 5,075
 Senior 29.3% 29.3% 29.3% 5,801
Student status
 Full time 91.4% 93.2% 92.3% 18,179
 Part time 8.6% 6.8% 7.7 1,513
Grade-point average
 A 31.9% 35.0% 33.5% 6,609
 B 53.7% 51.4% 52.5% 10,359
 C or below 14.4% 13.5% 14.0% 2,750
Residence type
 Residence hall/dormitory 33.8% 40.0% 38.0% 7,290
 Fraternity/sorority house 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 403
 House/apartment 62.4% 56.6% 58.3% 11,709
 Other 1.8% 1.4% 1.6% 312
Living situation
 With roommate(s) 55.4% 61.5% 58.5% 11,520
 Alone 9.7% 11.8% 10.8% 2,120
 With family/others 34.9% 26.7% 30.7% 6,042
Fraternity/sorority membership
 Fraternity/sorority member or pledge 19.7% 17.0% 18.3% 3,483
 Not a fraternity/sorority member 80.3% 83.0% 81.7% 15,522
Athletics
 Intercollegiate athlete 7.3% 7.6% 7.5% 1,406
 Not intercollegiate athlete 92.7% 92.4% 92.5% 17,517
Alcohol use in high school
 Drinker 53.8% 54.2% 54.1% 10,493
 Abstainer 46.2% 45.8% 45.9% 9,000
Alcohol consumption
 No. of drinks per week 5.3 (8.4) 5.6 (8.7) 5.4 (8.6) 19,682
 No. of drinks when partying 3.8 (3.6) 3.9 (3.6) 3.9 (3.6) 19,838
 Maximum recent consumption 4.32 (5.07) 4.3 (5.0) 4.3 (5.0) 19,540
 Composite drinking scale 0.04 (3.63) 0.1 (3.6) 0.1 (3.6) 16,695
Campus alcohol environment (N = 32)
 No. of on-sale outlets per 1,000 students enrolled 29.6 (34.8) 24.2(31.5) 26.8 (33.2)

Notes: All differences between treatment and control campuses were nonsignificant, with two exceptions: residence type, where treatment campus students were significantly (p < .05) less likely to (a) live in residence halls or (b) live with roommates.