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ERIC Number: EJ492349
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Black College Students and Binge Drinking.
Meilman, Philip W.; And Others
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n4 p70-71 Sum 1994
According to a study of 40,192 college students, the average weekly alcohol consumption among black students is only one-third that of white students, and black collegians report binge drinking at rates less than half those of white students. Hypotheses are advanced for these differences. (SLD)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, Black Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Drinking, Higher Education, Personality Traits, Racial Differences, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, White Students
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Binge Drinking