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Percentage of U.S. college students that had 5 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting within the past two weeks as of fall 2018
by John Elflein,
last edited
Apr 1, 2019
This statistic presents the percentage of college students in the U.S. that had 5 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting within the past two weeks as of fall 2018. According to the survey, 14.2 percent of students had 5 or more drinks in one sitting just one time within the past two weeks.
Percentage of U.S. college students that had 5 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting within the past two weeks as of fall 2018
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| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| N/A, don't drink | 28.5% |
| None | 43.1% |
| 1 time | 14.2% |
| 2 times | 7.2% |
| 3 times | 3.1% |
| 4 times | 1.9% |
| 5 times | 1% |
| 6 times | 0.4% |
| 7 times | 0.2% |
| 8 times | 0.2% |
| 9 times | 0% |
| 10 times or more | 0.3% |
| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| N/A, don't drink | 28.5% |
| None | 43.1% |
| 1 time | 14.2% |
| 2 times | 7.2% |
| 3 times | 3.1% |
| 4 times | 1.9% |
| 5 times | 1% |
| 6 times | 0.4% |
| 7 times | 0.2% |
| 8 times | 0.2% |
| 9 times | 0% |
| 10 times or more | 0.3% |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Apr 1, 2019
This statistic presents the percentage of college students in the U.S. that had 5 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting within the past two weeks as of fall 2018. According to the survey, 14.2 percent of students had 5 or more drinks in one sitting just one time within the past two weeks.
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- January 2019
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- Fall 2018
- Number of respondents
- 26,181 students
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- 40 schools
- Supplementary notes
- Original question: "Over the last two weeks, how many times have you had five or more drinks of alcohol at a sitting?"
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- Source
- NCHA
- Show further sources information
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- January 2019
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- Fall 2018
- Number of respondents
- 26,181 students
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- 40 schools
- Supplementary notes
- Original question: "Over the last two weeks, how many times have you had five or more drinks of alcohol at a sitting?"
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