Table 4.

Prevalence of Alcohol Use in the 30 Days Preceding the Survey, Having Five or More Drinks in a Row in the Past Month, and Heavy Episodic Drinking^* in the Past Month, by College Students and Noncollege Young Adults Ages 18 to 22 in 2000

	30-Day Prevalence of Alcohol Use (%)	5+ Drinks in a Row, Last 30 Days (%)	Heavy Episodic Drinking (%)*
Full-Time College Students	62.0	41.4	16.4
Other Young Adults	50.8	35.9	12.1

^*Heavy episodic drinking was defined as having five or more drinks on the same occasion at least 5 days in the past 30 days.

SOURCE: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 2001.