Table 2.
Patterns of alcohol use in university students according to sociodemographic and occupational variables.
| Variables | Hazardous Alcohol Use | Binge Drinking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 8450) n (%) |
Yes (n = 1717) n (%) |
p | No (n = 5203) n (%) |
Yes (n = 4964) n (%) |
p | ||
| Sex | Men | 2188 (25.9) | 635 (37.0) | <0.001 | 1484 (28.5) | 1339 (27.0) | 0.082 |
| Women | 6262 (74.1) | 1082 (63.0) | 3719 (71.5) | 3625 (73.0) | |||
| Age | 17–20 | 6459 (76.4) | 1351 (78.7) | <0.001 | 3969 (76.3) | 3841 (77.4) | <0.001 |
| 21–24 | 1237 (14.6) | 259 (15.1) | 731 (14.0) | 765 (15.4) | |||
| ≥25 | 754 (8.9) | 107 (6.2) | 503 (9.7) | 358 (7.2) | |||
| Occupation | Student | 5621 (66.5) | 1109 (64.6) | 0.077 | 3511 (67.5) | 3219 (64.8) | 0.012 |
| Student and employee | 910 (10.8) | 175 (10.2) | 548 (10.5) | 537 (10.8) | |||
| Student and looking for work | 1919 (22.7) | 433 (25.2) | 1144 (22.0) | 1208 (24.3) | |||
| Residence | University residence | 1034 (12.2) | 263 (15.3) | <0.001 | 613 (11.8) | 684 (13.8) | <0.001 |
| Family/own home | 4240 (50.2) | 637 (37.1) | 2833 (54.4) | 2044 (41.2) | |||
| Rental apartment | 3176 (37.6) | 817 (47.6) | 1757 (33.8) | 2236 (45.0) | |||
| Degree | Arts and Humanities | 1019 (12.1) | 206 (12.0) | <0.001 | 650 (12.5) | 575 (11.6) | <0.001 |
| Sciences | 1298 (15.4) | 258 (15.0) | 841 (16.2) | 715 (14.4) | |||
| Health Sciences | 1956 (23.1) | 312 (18.2) | 1203 (23.1) | 1065 (21.5) | |||
| Social and Legal Sciences | 3304 (39.1) | 757 (44.1) | 1936 (37.2) | 2125 (42.8) | |||
| Engineering and architecture | 873 (10.3) | 184 (10.7) | 573 (11.0) | 484 (9.8) | |||