Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7 9 1 (overall quality of teaching and module content) score, reporting high to medium satisfaction (scores between 2.1 and 2.3 on a 5 point scale where 1 = high satisfaction). Socio-demographic variables: females were on average ≈3 years older than their male counterparts. Financially, slightly more than one third of the sample felt that their income was mostly or always insufficient. About 20% of the sample did not binge alcohol in the month preceding the health survey. Significantly more women than men reported that they had not had five or more drinks in a row in the last month on six or more occasions. General health, health awareness and health complaints: about one fifth of the sample sometimes or very often experienced a sleep disorder or insomnia during the year preceding the surveys. There were however, significant differences in general health, where females were about twice more likely to report excellent health whilst males were about twice more likely to feel that their health was fair. This was paralleled by slightly more females who reported that they kept a constant eye on their health. Educational outcomes: most of the sample felt that it was either very or somewhat important to have good grades at University, and about 60% of the students rated their academic performance as being the same when compared with their peers and fellow students. The actual achieved grade (module marks) were slightly above 50% and did not differ between the genders. Table 1. Demographic and other selected characteristics of the study sample†. Variable Educational Satisfaction‡ Whole sample Male Female (N = 380) (N = 195) (N = 185) Satisfaction Questionnaire 2.19 (0.72) 2.27 (0.75) 2.17 (0.74) Health & Wellbeing Questionnaire 1. Socio-demographic Variables Age in years: Mean (SD) 22.86 (7.5) 21.22 (4.7) 24.58 (9.4) Financial: Income Sufficiency Always sufficient 9.6 10.5 8.6 Mostly sufficient 52.9 55.5 50.0 Mostly insufficient 25.8 23.0 28.7 Always insufficient 11.8 11.0 12.6 2. Health & Wellbeing Variables Alcohol Consumption: Had five or more drinks in a row last month None 20.4 13.0 28.2 1 time 12.9 8.9 17.1 2 times 12.9 14.1 11.6 3−5 times 26,5 27.1 26.0 6−9 times 15.8 19.8 11.6 10 or more times 11.5 17.2 5.5 Health Complaints: Sleep disorder/ Insomnia during the last 12 months Never 52.4 58.5 45.9 Rarely 25.3 22.6 28.1 Sometimes 16.6 14.4 18.9 Very often 5.8 4.6 7.0 p value NS <0.001 NS <0.001 NS