Skip to main content

Table 2 Characteristics of the study sample and alcohol-related variables across these characteristics (N = 813)

From: Selected sociodemographic factors and related differences in patterns of alcohol use among university students in Slovakia

 

Total

Alcohol consumption

Heavy episodic drinking

Drunkenness episodes

Problem drinking (CAGE)

   

Reporting high frequency

Reporting high frequency

Reporting high frequency

Problem drinkers

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Gender

   Female

519

63.8

156

30

270

52.1

207

39.8

74

14.3

   Male

294

36.2

178

60.5

226

77

192

65.2

95

32.3

Study year

   1st year

278

34.2

107

38.5

175

62.9

140

50.3

59

21.2

   2nd year

221

27.2

109

49.6

144

65.3

114

51.8

48

21.9

   3rd year

93

11.4

38

40.6

52

55.9

39

42.2

26

28.4

   4th year

221

27.2

80

36.2

94

42.7

105

47.6

36

16.5

Parental educational status

   Both parents low

445

54.8

175

39.4

260

58.5

206

46.2

93

20.9

   Mother high, father low

70

8.6

32

45.0

47

66.7

33

47.4

10

14.3

   Father high, mother low

120

14.7

48

39.6

73

60.9

58

48.5

20

16.3

   Both parents high

178

21.9

80

45.0

117

66.0

100

56.0

48

26.7

Perceived income sufficiency

   Always sufficient

550

67.7

228

41.5

342

62.1

272

49.5

117

21.2

   Other

263

32.3

123

46.6

163

62.1

135

51.3

68

25.8

Accomodation during semester

   With parents

393

48.4

154

39.2

224

56.9

186

47.3

74

18.8

   Other

420

51.6

178

42.4

274

65.2

210

49.9

97

23.1

Intimate relationship

   Yes

454

55.8

165

36.3

273

60.2

211

46.5

78

17.1

   No

359

44.2

177

47.9

224

62.3

189

52.7

96

26.7