Table 1.

Self-reported behaviors of first-year health science students

		Males		Females		Total
Variable		N	Within gender(%)	N	Within gender(%)	N	%
Tobacco use	Yes	1	3.2	1	1.7	2	2.2
	No	30	96.8	59	98.3	89	97.8
Alcohol use
Social	Never	4	12.9	7	11.7	11	12.1
	Once/year	2	6.5	3	5.0	5	5.5
	Once/month	4	12.9	8	13.3	12	13.2
	Every other week	3	9.7	17	28.3	20	22.0
	Once/week More than	7	22.6	16	26.7	23	25.3
	Once/week	11	35.5	9	15.0	20	22.0
Binge	Never	9	29.0	27	45.0	37	40.2
	Once/year	7	22.6	13	21.7	20	21.7
	Once/month	8	25.8	12	20.0	20	21.7
	Every other week	5	16.1	4	6.7	9	9.8
	Once/week	2	6.5	4	6.7	6	6.5
Perceived health	Fair	3	9.7	11	18.0	14	15.2
	Good	7	22.6	23	37.7	30	32.6
	Very good	11	35.5	20	32.8	31	33.7
	Excellent	10	32.3	7	11.5	17	18.5