Dr. Wechsler received additional funds from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to continue the College Alcohol Study surveys annually at the six grant sites. Thus, survey data were also collected at CU-Boulder in spring 1998 and spring 2000. Methods The College Alcohol Study survey is administered by mail. Students receive a questionnaire packet directly from the Harvard School of Public Health, which they complete anonymously. The questionnaire assesses such things as alcohol use, consequences of alcohol use, and a variety of demographic, academic, and social activity questions.
Tables showing the actual numbers follow the summaries.
The overall binge-drinking rate did not change from 1993 to 1999 at large public colleges. Drinkers are getting more polarized. Smoking in the last month has continued to decline after considerable increases from 1993 to 1998. Unless otherwise noted, these figures reflect students' experiences during the past year. 2 Large publics are public universities with enrollments larger than 10,000 students.