2014 CORE Alcohol Survey
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Published September 2015
How many times did the following things happen to you while you were drinking or because of your alcohol use during the last 30 days?
Had a hangover
- 42.5% – Never
- 24.2% – Once
- 23.3% – A few times
- 9.9% – Often
Performed poorly on a test or important project
- 90.6% – Never
- 6.8% – Once
- 2.4% – A few times
- 0.2% – Often
Got into trouble with campus police, residence hall, or other college authorities
- 95.8% – Never
- 3.3% – Once
- 0.9% – A few times
- 0.0% – Often
Got into trouble with campus police, or other local community authorities
- 97.7% – Never
- 1.0% – Once
- 1.0% – A few times
- 0.2% – Often
Vandalized or damaged property
- 93.4% – Never
- 4.4% – Once
- 1.9% – A few times
- 0.3% – Often
Got into an argument or verbal fight
- 78.3% – Never
- 15.1% – Once
- 6.0% – A few times
- 0.7% – Often
Got into a physical fight
- 94.9% – Never
- 3.5% – Once
- 0.0% – A few times
- 0.0% – Often
Got nauseated or vomited
- 60.5% – Never
- 26.0% – Once
- 12.4% – A few times
- 1.0% – Often
Drove a car while under the influence
- 94.6% – Never
- 3.7% – Once
- 1.4% – A few times
- 0.4% – Often
Rode in a car with the driver under the influence
- 90.5% – Never
- 6.5% – Once
- 2.8% – A few times
- 0.2% – Often
Went to class under the influence
- 89.7% – Never
- 6.1% – Once
- 3.7% – A few times
- 0.5% – Often
Missed a class
- 73.6% – Never
- 13.1% – Once
- 11.7% – A few times
- 1.6% – Often
Someone expressed concern about your drinking or related behavior
- 88.1% – Never
- 7.7% – Once
- 3.3% – A few times
- 0.9% – Often
Thought you might have a drinking problem
- 90.9% – Never
- 5.8% – Once
- 2.4% – A few times
- 0.9% – Often
Forgot where you were or what you did
- 65.9% – Never
- 15.9% – Once
- 16.4% – A few times
- 1.7% – Often
Passed out
- 81.5% – Never
- 12.1% – Once
- 5.3% – A few times
- 1.1% – Often
Said something you later regretted
- 70.6% – Never
- 16.6% – Once
- 9.5% – A few times
- 3.3% – Often
Did something you later regretted
- 72.9% – Never
- 16.3% – Once
- 8.6% – A few times
- 2.3% – Often
Have been taken advantage of sexually
- 96.2% – Never
- 2.6% – Once
- 0.7% – A few times
- 0.5% – Often
Had sex when you didn't want to
- 95.3% – Never
- 2.3% – Once
- 1.8% – A few times
- 0.7% – Often
Had unprotected sex when you otherwise might not have
- 93.1% – Never
- 4.7% – Once
- 1.2% – A few times
- 0.9% – Often
Tried unsuccessfully to reduce drinking
- 93.5% – Never
- 4.4% – Once
- 1.8% – A few times
- 0.4% – Often
Injured yourself
- 86.0% – Never
- 9.8% – Once
- 3.7% – A few times
- 0.5% – Often
Injured others
- 96.1% – Never
- 3.0% – Once
- 0.9% – A few times
- 0.0% – Often
Spent too much money
- 62.7% – Never
- 15.9% – Once
- 17.0% – A few times
- 4.4% – Often
Felt that you needed more alcohol than you used to use in order to get the same effect
- 82.5% – Never
- 6.7% – Once
- 8.4% – A few times
- 2.5% – Often
How often does other students drinking affect you in the following ways:
Interrupts your studying
- 55.8% – Never
- 14.4% – Once
- 25.5% – A few times
- 4.3% – Often
Makes you feel unsafe
- 57.7% – Never
- 22.2% – Once
- 17.2% – A few times
- 2.9% – Often
Messes up your physical living space
- 53.7% – Never
- 15.8% – Once
- 20.2% – A few times
- 10.2% – Often
Prevents you from enjoying events
- 61.0% – Never
- 17.4% – Once
- 17.6% – A few times
- 4.0% – Often
Makes you think of transferring to another school
- 89.9% – Never
- 4.4% – Once
- 2.9% – A few times
- 2.9% – Often
Interrupts your sleep
- 42.1% – Never
- 19.4% – Once
- 30.1% – A few times
- 8.4% – Often
Having to take care of another student who has had too much to drink
- 43.3% – Never
- 26.1% – Once
- 26.7% – A few times
- 3.8% – Often
Reduces your school's academic reputation
- 57.1% – Never
- 12.1% – Once
- 17.7% – A few times
- 13.1% – Often
During the past 30 days, to what extent have you engaged in or experienced any of the following behaviors:
Refused an offer of alcohol
- 37.5% – Never
- 19.2% – 1 time
- 18.5% – 2 times
- 17.8% – 3-5 times
- 3.4% – 6-9 times
- 3.7% – 10 or more
Bragged about your alcohol use
- 84.2% – Never
- 8.3% – 1 time
- 4.3% – 2 times
- 2.5% – 3-5 times
- 0.4% – 6-9 times
- 0.3% – 10 or more
Heard someone else brag about his/her alcohol use
- 28.6% – Never
- 11.4% – 1 time
- 16.8% – 2 times
- 25.9% – 3-5 times
- 8.5% – 6-9 times
- 8.8% – 10 or more
Experience peer pressure to drink
- 58.5% – Never
- 14.4% – 1 time
- 10.1% – 2 times
- 10.7% – 3-5 times
- 3.2% – 6-9 times
- 3.2% – 10 or more
Thought another person was unattractive because s/he was too drunk
- 45.4% – Never
- 13.9% – 1 time
- 15.9% – 2 times
- 15.9% – 3-5 times
- 3.9% – 6-9 times
- 4.8% – 10 or more
Told another person that s/he was not attractive because s/he was too drunk
- 86.2% – Never
- 5.1% – 1 time
- 5.1% – 2 times
- 1.9% – 3-5 times
- 1.0% – 6-9 times
- 0.8% – 10 or more