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OSU has had a long commitment to gathering health behavior data related to alcohol and other drug use and its consequences. Currently, there are no broad-based screenings done for employees to determine the level of use by these groups. Since 2000 Student Health Services has participated biennially in the National College Health Assessment (NCHA, revised in 2010 to become NCHAII). During Spring Term 2012 the NCHAII was administered and data are available from that survey. The overall student response rate for the NCHAII at OSU was 90.5% with 1147 respondents. OSU data from the previous survey are shown for comparison. The
NCHA allows for reporting estimated number of drinks consumed by OSU students and an estimate of the blood alcohol level (BAL) that students obtained as compared to national averages.
Frequency of Use
Never used alcohol
Used, but not in the last 30 days
30 day prevalence (1-9 times)
30 day prevalence (10+ days)
OSU 2010 (%) OSU 2012 (%) National 2012 (%)
20.2
17.3
21.0
12.1
45.9
19.8
11.3
46.5
24.9
14.1
50.5
14.5
Variable (excludes non-drinkers) OSU 2010 OSU 2012 National 2012
Avg. # of drinks “last time partied” - men
Avg. # of drinks “last time partied” - women
6.96
4.44
7.01
4.92
6.50
4.24
Avg. # of drinks “last time partied” - total
Blood Alcohol Level - men
Blood Alcohol Level - women
Blood Alcohol Level - total
5.75
0.08
0.08
0.08
6.00
0.08
0.10
0.09
5.02
0.08
0.07
0.08
Frequency of Negative
Consequences (students who drank alcohol in the last 12 months;; non- drinkers excluded from analysis)
OSU 2010
(%)
OSU 2012
(%)
National
2012 (%)
Doing something later regretted
Forgetting where they were/what done
(black-out)
Physically injured yourself
Unprotected sex
Physically injured another person
Someone had sex with you without getting your consent
Had sex with someone without getting their consent
Got in trouble with the police
Seriously considered suicide
39.0
38.9
21.5
20.0
3.9
3.0
0.6
4.6
2.0
43.8
42.8
20.9
25.2
3.6
2.8
1.1
7.1
2.2
0.6
3.9
2.2
37.7
34.0
16.7
20.3
2.5
2.0
Besides understanding negative consequences, it is important to determine the level at which OSU students are engaging in behaviors that may reduce or limit the risk/harm that can come from excessive alcohol use. Information on harm-reduction behaviors is presented
(Table 4) as a way to determine areas where more education could occur and to determine if our students have used any means of protecting themselves from possible alcohol related harm.
Behavior (non-drinkers excluded)
OSU 2010
(%)
OSU 2012
(%)
Alternate non-alcoholic with alcoholic beverages
Determine in advance not to exceed a set number of drinks
Choose not to drink alcohol
Use a designated driver
Eat before and/or during drinking
Have a friend let you know when you have had enough
Keep track of how many drinks being consumed
Pace drinks to one or fewer an hour
Avoid drinking games
Stay with same group of friends the entire time drinking
Stick with only one kind of alcohol when drinking
Reported one or more of the above strategies
25.8
34.1
21.2
83.1
76.2
31.0
61.0
22.0
29.4
81.8
42.3
96.4
26.4
32.3
18.8
77.6
76.8
32.8
56.0
21.8
22.5
78.1
38.9
95.5
National
2012 (%)
29.6
48.0
97.6
39.4
25.0
84.6
78.6
38.0
65.4
29.0
35.1
84.5
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