Perkins' 3/4=1/3 is specific to Hobart William Smith - see his excellent
web page @ www.hws.edu/aca/depts/alcohol/
While the exact percentages vary slightly, our stats are about the same
(e.g. instead of say 78%, 74% - both are considered 3/4). The numbers can
be calculated from the CORE question re: average number of drinks/week.
Kevin
At 12:56 PM 1/25/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Where does the stat come from? Is it national or specific to a particular
>school.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Stewart [mailto:wkstewart@SEMOVM.SEMO.EDU]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 9:10 AM
>To: DRUGHIED@listserv.tamu.edu
>Subject: Re: Help. Need a stat
>
>
>2/3 = 1/4 is what Wes Perkins uses; we use 3/4 = 1/3 (they are both
>interestingly accurate). Three fourths of students drink only one-third
>of the total number of alcoholic drinks consumed by students in an average
>week at _____. Clearly, turning it around, only one-fourth of the students
>consume two -thirds of all the alcohol.
>
>At 08:37 AM 1/25/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>I know I have this information filed away somewhere, but I can't put my
>>finger on it. We know that there is a small proportion of students that
>>are consuming most of the alcohol...Does anyone know the numbers or
>>percentages of the ratio I am talking about?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------------------
>>Gina Firth, MA, LPC, NCC
>>
>>Director
>>Office of Alcohol and Drug Education
>>University of Notre Dame
>>Notre Dame, IN 46556
>>phone: (219) 631-7970
>>fax: (219) 631-4299
>>
>Gotta make it somehow on the the dreams you still believe.
>Don't give it up, you got an empty cup only love can fill,
>
>
>Kevin Stewart
>Coordinator,Substance Abuse Prevention & Education
>Southeast Missouri State University
>1 University Plaza, MS 1500
>Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
>573.651.2264
>Fax: 573.651.2893
>
Gotta make it somehow on the the dreams you still believe.
Don't give it up, you got an empty cup only love can fill,
Kevin Stewart
Coordinator,Substance Abuse Prevention & Education
Southeast Missouri State University
1 University Plaza, MS 1500
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
573.651.2264
Fax: 573.651.2893
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