Connecticut Core Survey results

2001 and 2004

 

 

 

2001

5777 respondents

2004

5452 respondents

Percent of students that consumed alcohol in past year

85.9%

86.7%

Percent of students that consumed alcohol in last 30 days

74.7

71.9

Percent of underage students that consumed alcohol in last 30 days

72.3

63.4

Percent of students that reported binge drinking in last 2 weeks

51.3

45.8

Percent of students that reported smoking marijuana in the last year

40.6

34.7

Percent of students that reported smoking marijuana in last 30 days

26.1

20.5

Percent of students that used an illegal drug other than marijuana in last year

15.8

15.0

Percent of students that used an illegal drug other than marijuana in last 30 days

8.2

7.4

Percent of students that reported using amphetamines in past 30 days

5.3

3.6

Percent of students that reported using cocaine in past 30 days

2.7

2.3

Percent of students that feel that their campus is concerned about the prevention of alcohol and other drug use

74.4

75.6

Percent of students that believes the average student on campus uses alcohol once a week or more

88.9

88.1

Percent of students who felt there was “great risk” associated with the following behaviors:

 

 

Try marijuana once or twice

6.8

9.0

Smoke marijuana regularly

38.1

44.9

Take one or two alcoholic beverages nearly every day

20.9

19.6

Take four or five alcoholic beverages nearly every day

56.4

59.6

Percent of students who indicated they would prefer not to have alcohol available at parties they attend

23.3

24.2


 

Percent of students who indicated they would prefer not to have drugs available at parties they attend

70.2

79.8

Percent of students that said they saw drinking as central in the social life of the following groups:

 

 

Male students

85.1

83.8

Females students

76.8

74.7

Faculty/staff

15.4

15.0

alumni

32.4

30.6

athletes

70.9

67.0

Fraternities

65.4

73.8

Sororities

59.1

69.2

Percent of students that have suffered the following consequences due to their AOD use:

 

 

Been arrested for DUI/DWI

1.9

1.2

Been in trouble with police or college authorities

17.3

13.8

Damaged property

9.2

7.3

Drove a car under the influence

25.4

30.0

Got into an argument or fight

33.8

35.7

Been taken advantage of sexually

12.5

9.4

Missed a class

31.6

30.5