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Literature Review
Wechsler, Henry and Lee, Jae Eun and Nelson, Toben F. and Kuo, Meichun. 2002. “Underage College Students’ Drinking Behavior, Access to Alcohol, and the Influence to Deterrence Policies.” Pp. 223-236 in Journal of American College Health, VOL. 50, NO. 5.
Research question
Underage College Students’ Drinking Behavior, Access to Alcohol, and the Influence of Deterrence Policies
Method
Qualitative Survey Analysis
Data
Students from 120 colleges at 38 states
Empirical Findings
1 - In 2001, 43.6% of underage students were classified as binge drinkers; 2 - Underage students were less likely to drink any alcohol in the past year and participate in binge drinking in the past 2 weeks; 3 - They discovered significant decreases in the percentages of underage students who drank any alcohol from 1993 to 2001. 4 - Men played a significant role in this decrease. One cause of underage drinking included living arrangements. Students who lived in controlled settings wee less likely to binge drink. On the other hand, students who lived in fraternity or sortie houses were more likely to binge drink than students in any other type of residence; 5 - They discovered that the lowest rates of of binge drinking were students living in substance-free dorms or off campus with their legal guardian. 6 - One in 2 underage students detailed that alcohol was “very easy” to obtain (50.9%), while binge drinkers reported even higher accessibility to alcohol (56.9%).
Theoretical Implication
Although the national prohibition on alcohol use by underaged people, significant numbers of college students in the United States continue to drink heavily. Despite the proportion of underage drinking has decreased, the rate of binge drinking has remained constant. Unfortunately, frequent binge drinking have actually increase among students nationally.
Weschsler, Henry and Kuo, Meichun and Lee, Hang and Dowdall, George W. 2000. “Environmental correlates of underage alcohol use and related problems of college students.” Pp. 24-29 in American Journal of Preventative Medicine, VOL. 19, Issue 1.
Research Question
What is the nature of underage drinking among college students and how does it differs from the drinking of students who are of legal age?
Method
Survey Sampling Analysis
Data
Random sample of 7061 students aged 21 years and younger (defined as underage drinkers), 4989 students ages 21 through 23 at 116 4-year colleges in 39 states
Empirical Findings
1 - Two in three (63%) underage students reported drinking the past 30 days, compared with three in four (74%) of-age students. 2 - From those who drank in the past 30 days, underage stunts were less lilted to report drinking on more than five occasions. 3 - Underage students who drank any type of alcohol in the past year experienced more alcohol-related health and behavioral problems in the past year than did of-age students. 4 - More than one half (54%) of underage students indicated that it was very easy to obtain alcohol.