Table 2.
Pre-feedback Descriptives of Participants
| NF (N=70) |
PF (N=66) |
|
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| M (SD) or % | M (SD) or % | |
| Perceptions of drinking | ||
| Alcohol use is excessivea* | 2.5(1.9) | 3.4 (2.4) |
| Drinking is a problema* | 2.2 (1.7) | 3.0 (2.3) |
| My drinking is a problem for othersa | 2.0 (1.7) | 2.6 (2.1) |
| Effort needed to refuse a drinka* | 2.5 (2.0) | 3.6 (2.7) |
| My drinking worries mea* | 2.3 (1.9) | 3.1 (2.3) |
| Drinking | ||
| Number of days drink per week | 2.8 (1.9) | 3.2 (1.8) |
| Drinks per drinking day | 2.5 (1.6) | 3.0 (2.4) |
| Typical number of drinks on heaviest days | 4.7 (3.0) | 4.8 (3.2) |
| Mean standard drinks per week | 7.4 (7.7) | 8.6 (7.6) |
| How many days in the past 30 binge drankb | 2.4 (1.6) | 2.3 (1.4) |
| Perception of at-risk drinking | ||
| I would rate myself as: | ||
| A no-risk drinker. (I feel like I hardly drink.) | 33.8 | 44.3 |
| A low-risk drinker. (I drink moderately, about the same as everyone.) | 51.5 | 44.3 |
| An at-risk drinker (I drink more than I should.) | 13.6 | 11.4 |
| CARET rated at-risk drinker | ||
| A low- or no risk drinker | 41.7 | 54.5 |
| An at-risk drinker | 58.3 | 45.5 |
a
Range was 1 Not at all to 9 Extremely
b
Binge defined as 5 or more drinks for men, 3 or more for women.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01