The National College Health Assessment has been administered to a sample of UMD students over the past six years. The following information is from the 2006 survey.
Alcohol Use at UMD
– 11.5% never use alcohol
– 8.2% did not use in the 30 days prior to the survey
– 80.3% used alcohol in the past month
– 48.6% used alcohol six or more days in the past month
– 60.9% had 5 or more drinks at one sitting in the past two weeks
– Mean number of drinks for all students=6.91
– Mean number of drinks for student drinking=7.9
– Mean number of drinks for drinking females=5.84
– Mean number of drinks for drinking males=9.64
Under 21 Use of Alcohol at UMD
– 14.7% never used alcohol
– 10.2% did not use in the 30 days prior to the survey
– 75.1% used in the past month
– 42.8% used six or more days in the past month
– 62.1% had 5 or more drinks at one sitting in the past two weeks
– Mean number of drinks for all students=6.40
– Mean number of drinks for students drinking=7.64
– Mean number of drinks for drinking females=5.83
– Mean number of drinks for drinking males=10.05
Consequences
– Students having 5 or more drinks at one sitting have a higher proportion of "C" grades
– Students having less than 5 drinks at one sitting have a higher proportion of "A" Grades
– Heavier drinking students (at or above the mean) had more injuries, more frequently did something they later regretted and forgot where they were or what they did.