Table 3 General characteristics of campus alcohol policy and alcohol consumption
| Â | AUDIT-C Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean | SD | p-value | |
Area-level Characteristics (n = 82) | ||||
 College type | ||||
  College (four-year) | 47 | 6.403 | 3.329 | 0.083 |
  Technical (three-year) | 15 | 6.476 | 3.300 |  |
  Technical (two-year) | 10 | 6.231 | 3.293 |  |
  Othera | 10 | 6.029 | 3.212 |  |
 Number of Students | ||||
  Q1 (Low) | 21 | 6.314 | 3.243 | 0.000 |
  Q2 | 20 | 6.067 | 3.346 |  |
  Q3 | 21 | 6.447 | 3.302 |  |
  Q4 (High) | 20 | 6.644 | 3.328 |  |
 Number of Faculty Members | ||||
  Q1 (Low) | 21 | 6.449 | 3.236 | 0.006 |
  Q2 | 20 | 6.080 | 3.315 |  |
  Q3 | 21 | 6.442 | 3.395 |  |
  Q4 (High) | 20 | 6.503 | 3.277 |  |
 Number of Workers/Administrators | ||||
  Q1 (Low) | 21 | 6.491 | 3.229 | 0.090 |
  Q2 | 20 | 6.167 | 3.347 |  |
  Q3 | 21 | 6.429 | 3.427 |  |
  Q4 (High) | 20 | 6.368 | 3.231 |  |
 Region | ||||
  Metropolisb | 37 | 6.278 | 3.358 | 0.092 |
  Town/Countryc | 45 | 6.440 | 3.267 |  |
Individual-level Characteristics (n = 4592) | ||||
 Perceived Type of Campus Alcohol Policy | ||||
  Unaware of campus alcohol policy | 3596 | 6.319 | 3.323 | 0.011 |
  Bans all drinking on campus | 704 | 6.314 | 3.373 |  |
  Bans minors (under 19) from drinking on campus | 85 | 6.424 | 2.718 |  |
  Occasionally allows drinking at certain locations/during events | 201 | 6.448 | 3.181 |  |
  Allows drinking in outdoor spaces | 148 | 7.189 | 3.009 |  |
  Allows drinking in all areas | 69 | 7.232 | 3.392 |  |
 Alcohol Education Experience (Lecture/Mail/Campaign) | ||||
  None | 3797 | 6.359 | 3.342 | 0.705 |
  1–2 times | 705 | 6.465 | 3.182 |  |
  3–4 times | 122 | 6.238 | 3.387 |  |
  More than 5 times | 179 | 6.179 | 3.065 |  |
 Sex | ||||
  Male | 2356 | 6.764 | 3.222 | <.0001 |
  Female | 2447 | 5.982 | 3.349 |  |
 Year Level | ||||
  1 | 1502 | 6.459 | 3.284 | 0.001 |
  2 | 1540 | 6.553 | 3.281 |  |
  3 | 840 | 6.186 | 3.349 |  |
   ≥ 4 | 921 | 6.062 | 3.339 |  |
 Major | ||||
  Humanities and Social Sciences | 2279 | 6.262 | 3.342 | 0.054 |
  Engineering/Natural Sciences | 1956 | 6.504 | 3.244 |  |
  Liberal Arts | 568 | 6.305 | 3.394 |  |
 GPA | ||||
   ≥ 4.0 | 705 | 6.172 | 3.390 | <.0001 |
  3.5–4.0 | 1709 | 6.098 | 3.365 |  |
  3.0–3.5 | 1698 | 6.444 | 3.234 |  |
   ≤ 3.0 | 691 | 7.030 | 3.178 |  |
 Pocket Money | ||||
  Q1 (Low) | 1739 | 5.704 | 3.323 | <.0001 |
  Q2 | 1259 | 6.274 | 3.260 |  |
  Q3 | 940 | 6.843 | 3.286 |  |
  Q4 (High) | 865 | 7.309 | 3.070 |  |
 Smoking Status | ||||
  Current Smoker | 1092 | 7.649 | 2.941 | <.0001 |
  Past Smoker | 217 | 7.788 | 2.686 |  |
  Non-Smoker | 3494 | 5.876 | 3.322 |  |
 Stress Level | ||||
  High | 540 | 6.106 | 3.373 | 0.085 |
  Normal | 3474 | 6.424 | 3.301 |  |
  Low | 789 | 6.283 | 3.299 |  |
 Depressive Thoughts | ||||
  Yes | 555 | 6.501 | 3.193 | 0.304 |
  No | 4248 | 6.347 | 3.325 |  |
 Suicidal Thoughts | ||||
  Yes | 138 | 6.370 | 3.283 | 0.987 |
  No | 4665 | 6.365 | 3.311 |  |
 Number of clubs/organizations | ||||
  None | 2458 | 6.317 | 3.310 | 0.126 |
  One | 1879 | 6.356 | 3.323 |  |
  Two or more | 466 | 6.657 | 3.247 |  |
  Total | 4803 | 6.365 | 3.310 |  |