Table 2.
Substance use and mental health, by degree type and academic discipline (n=2,683)
| Total | Degree Type | Academic Discipline | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS | ADOC | PDOC | HS | NCS | ENG | BSS | SW | BUS | AH | EDU | LPP | JIS | ||
| Total n (Row %) | 2,683 (100.0) |
1,187 (44.2) |
1,039 (38.7) |
457 (17.0) |
553 (20.6) |
403 (15.0) |
309 (11.5) |
293 (10.9) |
222 (8.3) |
214 (8.0) |
200 (7.5) |
198 (7.4) |
181 (6.7) |
110 (4.1) |
| Column % | ||||||||||||||
| Mental Health | ||||||||||||||
| High Stress Level | 24.6 | 21.5 | 25.4 | 30.9 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 18.2 | 30.7 | 23.0 | 12.1 | 31.5 | 18.7 | 26.5 | 22.7 |
| Lifetime Anxiety Diagnosis | 20.8 | 21.5 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 17.4 | 8.4 | 28.6 | 33.8 | 12.1 | 25.5 | 21.0 | 22.7 | 30.0 |
| Moderate/Severe Anxiety Symptoms | 22.6 | 24.8 | 17.9 | 27.3 | 25.0 | 20.4 | 13.1 | 20.5 | 33.4 | 18.7 | 30.4 | 19.8 | 26.2 | 20.9 |
| Lifetime Depression Diagnosis | 20.0 | 19.8 | 21.9 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 20.1 | 9.4 | 23.5 | 35.4 | 8.9 | 26.5 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 27.3 |
| Moderate/Severe Depression Symptoms | 12.9 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 9.7 | 16.9 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 16.5 | 10.1 | 13.7 | 16.4 |
| Substance Use | ||||||||||||||
| High-Risk Alcohol Consumption | 6.7 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 12.2 | 6.4 |
| Marijuana Use | 20.3 | 21.5 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 15.9 | 23.3 | 9.4 | 27.6 | 29.7 | 13.1 | 29.0 | 18.7 | 24.2 | 18.2 |
| Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Comorbid Substance Use and Mental Health Problems | 17.2 | 17.6 | 16.0 | 18.6 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 4.4 | 20.8 | 28.2 | 9.8 | 29.2 | 13.1 | 20.2 | 17.3 |
Note. Percentages might not add up to sample totals due to the rounding of pooled estimates.
MAS=Master’s; ADOC=Academic doctoral; PDOC=Professional doctoral; HS=Health Sciences; NCS=Natural and Computer Sciences; ENG=Engineering; BSS=Behavioral and Social Sciences; SW=Social Work; BUS=Business; AH=Arts and Humanities; EDU=Education; LPP=Law and Public Policy; JIS=Journalism and Information Studies.
High Stress Level is defined as a score of 24 or higher on the Perceived Stress Scale; Moderate/Severe Anxiety is defined as a score of 16 or higher on the Beck Anxiety Inventory; Moderate/Severe Depression is defined as a score of 20 or higher on the Beck Depression Inventory.
All substance use variables assess use during the past 12 months.
High-Risk drinkers drank alcohol at least once a month during the past 12 months and had a typical quantity of five or more drinks for men or four or more drinks for women. Nonmedical use of prescription drugs includes the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants, analgesics, tranquilizers, or sedatives.
Comorbidity represents having at least one of the five measured mental health problems and at least one of three measured substance use outcomes.