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Table 4 Results of the multilevel regression analysis analyzing campus policy and alcohol consumption

From: Self-reported campus alcohol policy and college alcohol consumption: a multilevel analysis of 4592 Korean students from 82 colleges

 

AUDIT-C Score

β

S.E

p-value

Intercept

5.020

0.307

<.0001

Area-level Characteristics (n = 82)

 College type

  College (four-year)

Ref.

  

  Technical (three-year)

−0.127

0.400

0.876

  Technical (two-year)

−0.294

0.440

0.137

  Othera

−0.466

0.400

0.088

 Number of Students

  Q1 (Low)

Ref.

  

  Q2

−0.009

0.347

0.516

  Q3

0.506

0.439

0.011

  Q4 (High)

0.955

0.552

0.003

 Number of Faculty Members

  Q1 (Low)

Ref.

  

  Q2

−0.185

0.502

0.118

  Q3

−0.007

0.703

0.761

  Q4 (High)

−0.031

0.874

0.593

 Number of Workers/Administrators

  Q1 (Low)

Ref.

  

  Q2

−0.489

0.471

0.036

  Q3

−0.281

0.608

0.385

  Q4 (High)

−0.920

0.669

0.008

 Region

  Metropolisb

Ref.

  

  Town/Countryc

0.331

0.216

0.048

Individual-level Characteristics (n = 4592)

 Perceived Type of Campus Alcohol Policy

  Unaware of campus alcohol policy

Ref.

  

  Bans all drinking on campus

0.123

0.174

0.481

  Bans minors (under 19) from drinking on campus

0.237

0.361

0.512

  Occasionally allows drinking at certain locations/during events

0.150

0.260

0.565

  Allows drinking in outdoor spaces

0.755

0.290

0.010

  Allows drinking in all areas

0.820

0.405

0.044

 Alcohol Education Experience (Lecture/Mail/Campaign)

  None

Ref.

  

  1–2 times

0.003

0.147

0.986

  3–4 times

−0.113

0.300

0.708

  More than 5 times

−0.286

0.255

0.265

 Sex

  Male

Ref.

  

  Female

−0.269

0.114

0.021

 Year Level

  1

Ref.

  

  2

−0.068

0.130

0.603

  3

−0.512

0.156

0.001

   ≥ 4

−0.614

0.158

0.000

 Major

  Humanities and Social Sciences

Ref.

  

  Engineering/Natural Sciences

0.068

0.125

0.587

  Liberal Arts

−0.097

0.173

0.573

 GPA

   ≥ 4.0

Ref.

  

  3.5–4.0

−0.032

0.149

0.831

  3.0–3.5

0.242

0.151

0.109

   ≤ 3.0

0.468

0.178

0.009

 Pocket Money

  Q1 (Low)

Ref.

  

  Q2

0.677

0.126

<.0001

  Q3

1.174

0.140

<.0001

  Q4 (High)

1.534

0.144

<.0001

 Smoking Status

  Current Smoker

1.456

0.131

<.0001

  Past Smoker

1.543

0.226

<.0001

  Non-Smoker

Ref.

  

 Stress Level

  High

Ref.

  

  Normal

0.296

0.155

0.058

  Low

0.176

0.189

0.353

 Depressive Thoughts

  Yes

0.197

0.166

0.239

  No

Ref.

  

 Suicidal Thoughts

  Yes

−0.216

0.296

0.470

  No

Ref.

  

 Number of clubs/organizations

  None

Ref.

  

  One

0.073

0.112

0.515

  Two or more

0.337

0.175

0.055

  1. aCyber college, vocational school, technical school
  2. bSeoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon
  3. cGyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Jonbuk, Jonnam, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam