If you need a national statistic, the Harvard College Alcohol Study reports that 2/3=1/5 (19% of the students drink 68% of the alcohol) in: Wechsler, H., Molnar, B.E., Davenport, A.E., & Baer, J.S. (1999). College alcohol use: A full or empty glass? Journal of American College Health, 47, 247-252. dawn At 01:22 PM 1/26/00 -0600, you wrote: >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 >