Research Article
The Drinkers Degree: Risk Taking Behaviours amongst Undergraduate Student Drinkers
Table 1
Student demographics.
| Age Years | Ethnicity | Survey responses | Weighted responses | University population | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
| 18 | White | 44 | 77 | 121 | 151 | 164 | 315 | 805 | 875 | 1680 | Chinese | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 32 | Other/not known | 10 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 100 | 87 | 187 |
| 19 | White | 163 | 317 | 480 | 274 | 286 | 560 | 1461 | 1522 | 2983 | Chinese | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 56 | 101 | Other/not known | 26 | 31 | 57 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 162 | 134 | 296 |
| 20 | White | 167 | 411 | 578 | 301 | 318 | 619 | 1603 | 1695 | 3298 | Chinese | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 65 | 98 | 163 | Other/not known | 23 | 28 | 51 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 189 | 177 | 366 |
| 21 | White | 187 | 347 | 534 | 223 | 201 | 424 | 1190 | 1071 | 2261 | Chinese | 8 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 77 | 68 | 145 | Other/not known | 19 | 42 | 61 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 167 | 149 | 316 |
| 22–24 | White | 174 | 316 | 490 | 159 | 150 | 309 | 849 | 797 | 1646 | Chinese | 20 | 30 | 50 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 98 | 70 | 168 | Other/not known | 50 | 57 | 107 | 40 | 28 | 68 | 214 | 151 | 365 |
| 25+ | White | 56 | 78 | 134 | 63 | 45 | 108 | 334 | 240 | 574 | Chinese | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 42 | Other/not known | 14 | 14 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 123 | 68 | 191 |
| | Total | 973 | 1806 | 2779 | 1408 | 1365 | | 7518 | 7296 | 14,814 | | Total % | 35.0% | 65.0% | | 50.8% | 49.2% | | 50.7% | 49.3% | |
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This number does not include the number who did not state their ethnicity.
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